Picture Gallery
Independence Monument - One of the major landmarks of the city, built in 1958 in honor of Cambodia's independence from France five years earlier (1953).
A busy street in Phnom Penh. Streets and intersections are not as well-organized as in Europe and North America, but they give an interesting street life.
Sisowath Quay is the name of the riverfront area where much of the nightlife for tourists and expats in Phnom Penh is located.
The Central Market is a large marketplace built by the French during colonial times.
Inside the market, people are shopping and eating in narrow alleyways.
Market stalls outside of Orussey Market.
A street in central Phnom Penh.
A group of people eating by the side of the street. This is a very common sight in Phnom Penh.
Scooters are everywhere and the pavement of most streets is in questionable condition.
Oknha Nou Kan Street, also known as Street 105. The streets in Phnom Penh are mostly known only by a number. Some larger streets may have both a number and a traditional Western street name.
Keo Chea Street, also known as Street 184.
The Independence Monument stands at the center of a roundabout.
Parts of the Skyline of Phnom Penh here seen from the Independence Monument.
Phnom Penh sits on the Mekong River.
Modern Phnom Penh is rising in the area around the Central Train Station. Here are new skyscrapers and a Golden Stupa that is known as "Former Buddha Stupa".
