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Royal Palace of Cambodia
Official residence of the King of Cambodia since 1860s / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Royal Palace of Cambodia (Khmer: ព្រះបរមរាជវាំង)[lower-alpha 1] is a complex of buildings which serves as the official royal residence of the King of Cambodia. Its full name in Khmer is the Preah Barom Reacheaveang Chaktomuk Serey Mongkol (Khmer: ព្រះបរមរាជវាំងចតុមុខសិរីមង្គល).[lower-alpha 2] The Cambodian monarchs have occupied it since it was built in the 1860s, with a period of absence when the country came into turmoil during and after the reign of the Khmer Rouge.
Royal Palace of Cambodia | |
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ព្រះបរមរាជវាំង | |
![]() The throne hall inside the Royal Palace complex | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Khmer architecture |
Location | Samdech Sothearos Blvd (3),[1] Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
Coordinates | 11°33′49″N 104°55′51″E |
Construction started | 1866 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Neak Oknha Tep Nimith Mak |
The palace was constructed between 1866 and 1870, after King Norodom relocated the royal capital from Oudong to Phnom Penh, with involvement by French administrators, Khmer designers and architects.. It was built atop an old citadel called Banteay Keo. It faces approximately East and is situated at the Western bank of the cross division of the Tonle Sap River and the Mekong River called Chaktomuk (an allusion to Brahma).