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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Phnom Penh is the capital of Cambodia. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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In the early 1970s secret bombing by the USA led to the rise of the autogenocidal Khmer Rouge. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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The city was emptied by the Khmer Rouge in the mid 1970s. |
1992 |
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Phnom Penh |
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War relics. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Phnom Penh is a city of faded elegance. |
1992 |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street leading to Wat Phnom. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Wat Phnom |
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The staircase leading to Wat Phnom. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Wat Phnom |
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Wat Phnom is a 27m high stupa which gave its name to the city. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Wat Phnom |
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The prayer hall. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Wat Phnom |
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Naga, a snake deity. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Wat Phnom |
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The temple has many Hindu carvings. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Wat Phnom |
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The Hindu carvings are based on those at the famous temple at Angkor. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Wat Phnom |
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Battle scene from the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Wat Phnom |
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Carvings with Khmer influence. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Wat Phnom |
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Buddhist shrine at the base of the main stupa. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Wat Phnom |
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Boy at the temple. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Wat Phnom |
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There are many shrines at the hilltop site. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Wat Phnom |
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Temple building. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Wat Phnom |
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Vietnamese shrine. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
Mekong River |
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The Mekong River runs through the city. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
Mekong River |
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Boats on the river. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
Mekong River |
Ferry Dock |
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River ferries. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
French Quarter |
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The French Quarter is quieter than the old city and has wide tree-lined streets. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
French Quarter |
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Typical mansion in the French Quarter. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
French Quarter |
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French mansions are a reminder of Cambodia's colonial history. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
French Quarter |
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Cleaning woman. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
French Quarter |
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Street of mansions. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
French Quarter |
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Woman. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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The Phnom Penh Museum. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street sweepers. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Repairing the street. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Richshaw driver having a rest. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Khmer girl. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Charcoal. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street Market |
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One of the many street markets in the city. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street Market |
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Fruit stalls at a street market. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street Market |
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Selling ice. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street Market |
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Waffles and crepes (part of the French influence). |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street Market |
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Frying snacks. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street Market |
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Eggs. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street Market |
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Child. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street Market |
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Clothes sellers. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street Market |
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Nut sellers. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street Market |
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French bread. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street Market |
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Old woman selling custard apples. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street Market |
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Woman selling seafood. |
1992 |
Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street Market |
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Selling grilled fish. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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The downtown area. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Busy street scene in the centre. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Coffin makers. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Pineapple seller. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Local transport. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street scene. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Waiting for local transport. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Entrance to the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda complex. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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The Royal Palace was built in 1892. Most of its treasures were destroyed during the Khmer Rouge period. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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The complex is picturesque. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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The decorated roofs. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Coat of arms. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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A mix of styles. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Palace building donated by Napoleon III. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Shrines and stupas. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Buddhist style stupa. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Decorated door and windows. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Lotus. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Decorated wooden door. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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View of the palace complex. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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The palace is famous for its murals. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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The palace murals depict the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Hanuman's army of monkeys from the Ramayana on the palace walls. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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The palace walls are decorated with a mural of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Rama's army crossing from India to Sri Lanka. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Mural of a Buddhist temple. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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The murals are in very good condition having survived the Khmer Rouge era. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Carved elephant indicating Buddhism. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Detail of a carved pagoda. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Naga, Hindu influence. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Carved temple guards. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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The Silver Pagoda has silver floor tiles as well as gold Buddhas. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Shrines and temples dot the Silver Pagoda complex. |
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Royal Palace |
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Typical temple architecture in the Silver Pagoda complex. |
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Royal Palace |
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Pagodas in the Silver Pagoda complex. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Detail of the roof of the Silver Pagoda. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Royal Palace |
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Bicycle rickshaw outside the palace. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Man with two water buffalos. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Resting in hammocks. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Child. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Couple. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Girl. |
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Phnom Penh |
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French Embassy |
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The former French Embassy where 800 Western foreigners gathered when the city fell to the Khmer Rouge, a scene recreated in the film "The Killing Fields". |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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French Embassy |
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The 600 Cambodians who took refuge at the Embassy had to be released and were never seen again. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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The Chrouy Changvar Bridge (once the longest in Cambodia) was blown up in 1975. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Woman setting up a street stall. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Temple being reconstructed. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Schoolgirls playing. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Riverside houses on stilts. |
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Cambodia |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street children. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Street food. |
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Phnom Penh |
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Porter. |
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Bus. |
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