Wat Phnom
Wat Phnom is probably the most famous stupa in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh .
Erected on a 27-meter-high artificial hill with a 300-meter diameter, it is the highest religious building in the city. The sanctuary is accessible by stairs and ramps.
According to legend, the building had the wealthy widow in 1372 Daun Chi Penh led after five Buddha statues, of which four of bronze , a stone in one and Koki -Baumstamm on the banks of the Mekong had found the great by a tidal wave was washed downstream. She had the hill piled northeast of her house and the temple that was to house the statues built from the washed-up tree trunks. She gave the complex the name Wat Phnom Daun Penh . Phnom means "hill" in Khmer , and this formed the nucleus for the city, whose name literally means "hill Penh". Incidentally, Wat means "temple".
Over the centuries, the structure has been completely renewed or renovated several times (most recently in 1926) and additional shrines and other buildings were added, the original building from the 14th century no longer exists. The stupa houses the ashes of King Ponhea Yat and is the center of the Cambodian New Year celebrations in Phnom Penh.
A generously dimensioned roundabout leads around the hill.
- Views of Wat Phnom
Stairs to the temple
Look down the stairs
Temple house
Interior of the temple
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Web links
City history of Phnom Penh (English)
Coordinates: 11 ° 34 ′ 34 ″ N , 104 ° 55 ′ 23 ″ E