Friday, 28 June 2013

Day off - Royal Palace - Phnom Penh

Interesting visit of the Royal Palace

a Hindu god
 

the Coronation Palace (King Sihanouk was the only king crowned twice- at 18 years old and once back from his exile from China after the Khmers Rouges were defeated).


Garuda holding the Coronation Palace to make it float in the air

the living quarters of the King




the Treasurer: festive clothes of the Royal Guards

The Silver Temple - the floor is made of silver plates: the King gathered all the silver coins from the Cambodians exchanging to banknotes in the XIXth century and made the floor of this temple. It includes (among other) a human size statue of  Buddha in gold and diamonds.

the stupa where the ashes of King Sihanouk are laid

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