Explore The Royal Palace, Phnom Penh: Cambodia’s Majestic Jewel 🇰🇭

We are at Royal Palace of Cambodia. This palace is extremely beautiful. Let's explore it. The exterior looks amazing. The place is very well maintained. It's clean and neat. Let's explore the Royal Palace of Cambodia. The Royal Palace of Cambodia is a complex of buildings which serves as the official residence of the King of Cambodia. 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 the reign of Tamarush. This royal palace was constructed between 1866 and 1870. After King Norodom relocated the royal capital from Odong to Phnom Penh with involvement by French administrators, Khmer designers and architects. It was built atop an old citadel called Bentay Kyaw. These beautiful towering spires of the buildings at the palace are a great example of classic Khmer architecture found in Cambodia today. The gardens are beautifully manicured. Buildings on the palace grounds include the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Stupas, the Royal Dining Hall, the Chanchaya Pavilion and a French building that was a gift from Napoleon III. The main elements of the public eastern courtyard of the modern palace are the throne hall which contains the three main royal thrones and is the place kings are crowned and where foreign ambassadors are received. The Pochani Pavilion is a banqueting hall. The Pochani Pavilion was built in 1912 as a replacement for an older banquet and dance complex located slightly to the north between the modern Pochani and the throne hall. Tourists can visit the throne hall where coronations and official ceremonies takes place. Among the numerous interesting buildings within the 183,000 square meter compound in the Khmerian palace are Prasad Khmerian meaning palace of the Khmer king. The official residence of his majesty king Norodom Sihamoni. The Khmerian palace is in a protected part of the compound as well as the Villa Kamta Bopa to accommodate foreign guests and not open to public. The Napoleon Pavilion which Norodom used as a reception hall and is a museum today. The Napoleon Pavilion is a prefabricated cast iron villa manufactured for king Norodom by the Paris firm of Dacrosse in 1875. During the 19th century and the first decade of the 20th century it was known as the Mansion de Fer or iron house the story identifying it as the gift of the emperor Napoleon III. The Chanchaya or moonlight pavilion on the northeast section of the wall used for state banquets and dance performances. The Damnat Chan behind the Napoleon Pavilion is an administrative building. This silver pagoda is a compound located on the south side of the palace complex. It features a royal temple officially called Pre Vihar Pre Kyo but is commonly referred as Wat Pre Kyo. Its main building houses many national treasures such as gold and Most notable is a small Christal Buddha which is the Emerald Buddha of Cambodia. During King Chenoch's Pre Khamerush reign the silver pagoda was inlaid with more than 5000 silver tiles and some of its outer facade was remodeled with Italian marbles.