The Royal Palace in Phnom Penh was

constructed over a century ago to serve as

the residence of the King of Cambodia, his

family and foreign dignitaries .

After the Cambodian move From Angkor to Phnom

Penh there were 2 previous Royal palace which also located in Phnom Penh :

1st Wat Phnom

2nd Watanalaom

3rd Phnom Penh ( now )

Introduction

Map

The currently map

Part of the royal palaces

Front part of the royal palaces

Gate & Wall Of The Royal Palace

Wall• There are 2600 meter surrounding the

royal palace

• It was designed in shape of spear

• Coloring in warm yellow and white

The wall around royal palaces

Front view of spear-shape wall

• There are 5 gate:

o victory gate have 2 : is used by king , ambassador, official , prime-minister

o Paradise gate : is used by mock

o Death gate is use when king and royal relative death and it located in front of veal preah man square.

o Execution gate is located at the back of royal palace and it is used for sending any guilty officials out of the royal palace after the judgment of the king.

Gate

Victory gate which located in front of throne hall

The victory gate which under the hav pres khattemple .

Death gate which located at the left side of the royal palace infront veal man square

The paradise gate that locatedon the right side of silver pagoda

Main part of royal palace

• Preah Timeang Tevea Vinicchay, is the primary audience hall of the King

• used for coronations and diplomatic and other official meeting

• This Throne Hall is the second to be built on this site. The first was constructed of wood in 1869-1870 under King Norodom. That Throne Hall was demolished in 1915. The present building was constructed in 1917 and inaugurated by King Sisowath in 1919.

Throne hallHistory

The front view of throne hall

• The building is 30x60 meters and topped by a 59-

meter spire.

• Have 3 elevated

• it build with cross shape like a style of cathedral

• It has 3 rooms in side the thron hall , 2 bedroom and 1 dinning room .

• It has a lot of colum around the throne hall with a special khmer style name “krot “ and another columin side the hall with different style

• It has 3

• It has 2 lion throne hall

• Pa kan dai mean neak kbal 7 with sat mor kor

• Coloring in warm yellow ,white ,grey ,red , dark green

Design and architecture

Ceiling in throne hall

• The current Pavilion is the second incarnation of the

Chanchhaya Pavilion

• it constructed in 1913-14 under King Sisowath to replace the earlier wooden pavilion built under King Norodom. The current pavilion is of the same design as the earlier version.

• The Pavilion serves as a venue for the Royal Dancers, as a tribune for the King to address the crowds and as a place to hold state and Royal banquets.

• Recently, the Pavilion was used for a banquet and a tribune for the new King at the 2004 coronation of King NorodomSihamoni.

Chanchhaya PavilionHistory

• The Chanchhaya Pavilion also known as the 'Moonlight

Pavilion, dominates the facade of the Palace on Sothearos Blvd.

• It don’t has wall

• Has so many colum

• It has only one elevated

• Coloring in warm yello , sky blue and grey

• It used a very nice painting ceiling

Design & architecture

• Royal rest house and waiting area where the King

waits to mount an elephant for Royal processions.

• It Also built to house musical instruments and procession implements.

• It was Constructed in 1917.

Hor Samran Phirunhistory

• it was built with one elevated

• kMean kom pol

Design & architecture

• It know as the ‘Bronze Palace.

• It Repository for the Royal regalia and attributes.

• It was Constructed in 1917.

• Currently housing a display of royal regalia and costumes on the ground floor.

Hor Samrith Phimeanhistory , design & architecture

• The Napoleon III Pavilion seems almost out-of-place sitting like a European-style dollhouse amongst the imposing and distinctly Khmer-style buildings that surround it.

• The Pavilion was in fact the first permanent structure on the site of the Royal Palace.

• It was originally built for Empress Eugenie of France ,wife of Napoleon III

• It is constructed entirely of iron.

• Emperor Napoleon III made a gift of the building to King Norodom of Cambodia in 1876 .

• The Pavilion now serves as a small museum housing Royal memorabilia and a photographic exhibition.

• The stone was delivery from egypt

Napoleon III PavilionHistory, design &architecture

• The Damnak Chan currently houses the administrative offices of

the Royal Palace.

• it was constructed in 1953 for the High Council of the Throne

• This building has served several purposes over the years including acting as the Ministry of Culture in the 80s and housing the Supreme National Council of Cambodia from 1991-93.

• Damnak Chan displays a somewhat uncomfortable mix of Khmer and Western architectural styles.

• The mix being particularly apparent in this building - sporting a distinctly Khmer-style roof and a Western style in the main body of the building.

Damnak ChanHistory , design & architecture

• It is an open hall originally constructed as a classical

dance theater.

• The Pavilion is currently used for Royal receptions and meetings.

• It Built in 1912.

• Mean kom pol 1

• 1 elevated

Phochani PavilionHistory , design & architecture

The silver pagoda

• Wat Preah Keo Morokat is also known as the ‘Silver

Pagoda’

• It is the emple of the Emerald Buddha.

• The vihear serves less as a functioning temple than a repository for cultural and religious treasures, containing over 1650 precious objects.

• Buddha Maitreya (Buddha of the Future,) a 90 kg golden standing Buddha encrusted with 2086 diamonds including a 25 caret diamond in the crown and a 20 caret diamond embedded in the chest

Wat Preah Keo Morokathistory

• It is known as the 'Silver Pagoda' for the 5329 silver

tiles that cover the floor

• Each of the silver tile was handcrafted and weighs 1.125kg

• The colum of the silver pagoda was built by marbfrom Italy in karara province

• Mean kom pol 1

• 4 elevated

Design &architecture

• The interior of the pagoda compound walls is

covered with murals depicting stories from the Reamker

• some sections of the murals are deteriorated and weather damaged.

• The murals were painted in 1903-1904 by a team of students working under the direction of artist Vichitre Chea and architect Oknha Tep NimitThneak.

• In the 30s the galleries served as ad hoc classrooms for Buddhist monks.

• The Ramayana Frescose wall is 620m

Ramayana FrescoesHistory , design & architecture

• It is the library next to the main vihear that houses sacred Buddhist texts (Buddha's Tripitaka, i.e. "Three Baskets")

• it contains an image of a sacred bull named Nandin, and several Buddha statues. The Nandin statue is metal (primarily silver) and is said to be of ancient origin.

• The statue was found in Kandal province in 1983.

• Fortune tellers work inside the shrine. If you can find somebody to translate for you, you can have your future told for a small contribution.

• The library achitecture design without showing calum

• They use stand class as the door design

LibraryHistory, Design & Architecture

• It is an open hall used for Buddhist monks to recite

texts and also as a royal reception area.

DhammasalaHistory, Design & Architecture

• Shrine containing Buddha footprints.

• Fortune tellers

Keong Preah BathHistory, Design & Architecture

• Phnom Mondop is a small artificial hill symbolizing

Mount Kailassa

• It topped by a shrine containing a large Buddha footprint.

• The shrine is adorned with 108 Buddha images symbolizing the 108 past lives of Buddha

• .Fortune tellers work inside the shrine. If you can find somebody to translate for you, you can have your future told for a small contribution.

Phnom MondopHistory, Design & Architecture

• Equestrian statue of the King Norodom (1834-1904).

• It Completed by French artist Eude in 1875 in Paris and placed on the pagoda grounds in 1892.

• The canopy was added by King Sihanouk in 1953 to honor King Norodom in light of Cambodia's new independence.

• The stupa north of the statue contains the ashes of King Norodom.

Statue of HM King NorodomHistory, Design & Architecture

• Stupa containing the ashes of the King Ang Doung

(1845-1860) founder of the current dynasty and the great-great-great grandfather to King Sihamoni.

• Constructed in 1908.

Stupa of HM King AngDoungHistory, Design & Architecture

• Stupa containing the ashes of the King Norodom

(1834-1904)

• It Constructed in 1908.

Stupa of HM King NorodomHistory, Design & Architecture

• Stupa of the father and mother of former King

Sihanouk (r: 1955-1960), grandfather and grandmother to King Sihamoni.

Stupa of HM King Suramaritand HM Queen KossomakHistory, Desige& Architecture

• The memorial sanctuary of the beloved daughter of

the former King Sihanouk.

• Princess Kantha Bopha passed in 1952 at the age of four, succumbing to leukemia.

• The stupa was built in 1960.

Stupa of Princess KanthaBophaHistory, Design & Architecture

• he bell is used to signal the opening and closing of the

temple and for ceremonies.

BelfryHistory, Design & Architecture

Model of Angkor Wat