Cambodia from several views
April 1996, my first visit to Cambodia was filled with a lot of handicaps by traveling trough the country. It was just the beginning that the nation opens its border for tourists. The horrific history the people had to suffer under the well known barbaric "stone age communism" you still could see in every corner every where at the country side. In this album I post photos captured from the infamou…
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At the Cambodian border Poipet
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We crossed the border with the help of local people who pull us and baggage on a pushcart.
Railway still interrupted
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The Poipet border is the terminus of the Thai railway system, though in 2006 restoring of a link from Poipet to the present Cambodian Railways railhead at Sisophon was proposed. In the fall of 2008, an agreement was prepared to have an Australian company carry out this work.
Border cross for gambling
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A giant number of Thai people every day cross the border just for gambling due the Thai law does not allow games of luck on Thai territory. Thai business people manage three casinos in Poipet.
Border monument to Cambodia
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It is a key crossing point between the two countries, and also extremely popular as a gambling destination as gambling is popular, but illegal in Thailand. There is a strip of casinos and hotels between the Cambodian and Thai passport control counters, enabling Thais to gamble in Cambodia without needing to go through Cambodian immigration.
Nimith near Sisophon
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The National Highway 5 to Siemraep isn't in good condition, the 130 km takes a 5 hrs drive. Nimith is worth for a stopover and a visit at the market.
Damaged bridge to Battambang
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Find your way through the slobber
Kids at the broken bridge
Highway condition on the way to Phnom Penh
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Many travelers blame the road condition in Cambodia as the worst on the world but people promise its getting better.
Independence Monument in Phnom Penh
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The Independence Monument (Vimean Ekareach) in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, was built in 1958 following the country's independence from France. It stands on the intersection of Norodom Boulevard and Sihanouk Boulevard in the centre of the city. It is in the form of a lotus-shaped stupa, of the style seen at the great Khmer temple at Angkor Wat and other Khmer historical sites. The monument was designed by the influential Cambodian modern architect Vann Molyvann.
During national celebrations -- most notably, Independence Day -- the monument is the center of activity. A ceremonial flame on the interior pedestal is often lit by a royal or high official on these occasions, and floral tributes line the stairs.
National Museum of Cambodia
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The National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, is the country's leading historical and archaeological museum. It houses one of the world's largest collections of Khmer art, including sculpture, ceramics, bronzes, and ethnographic objects. The Museum’s collection includes over 14,000 items, from prehistoric times to periods before, during, and after the Khmer Empire, which at its height stretched from Thailand, across present-day Cambodia, to southern Vietnam.
The Museum buildings, inspired by Khmer temple architecture, were constructed between 1917 and 1924; the museum was officially inaugurated in 1920, renovated in part in 1968.
Together with the adjacent Royal University of Fine Arts and its Department of Archaeology, the National Museum of Cambodia works to enhance knowledge of and preserve Cambodian cultural traditions and to provide a source of pride and identity to the Cambodian people. The Museum also serves a religious function; its collection of important Buddhist and Hindu sculpture addresses community religious needs as a place of worship. A permanent exhibition, Post-Angkorian Buddha, supported by UNESCO and a number of individuals and local businesses, opened in 2000 to extend the religious function of the Museum.
Inside the National Museum of Cambodia
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According to information supplied by Director Touch "The Museum is better described as a building enlarged from Cambodian temple prototypes seen on ancient bas-reliefs and reinterpreted through colonial eyes to meet museum-size requirements. "The foundation stone was laid on 15. Aug. 1917 and completed in about two and half years. The dedication was held on the Cambodian New Year Celebration of 13. April 1920.
The first Cambodian to direct the museum was Chea Thay Sing in 1966. It was closed from 1975-1979 during the Khmer Rouge regime. For years the building was infested with bats, and until 2003 it housed the world's largest bat enclave inside a man-made structure.
Sunset over Phnom Penh
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Road near Blvd. Preah Monivong
Vista down the hotel room
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Phnom Penh is the wealthiest and most populous city in Cambodia. It is also the commercial, political and cultural hub of Cambodia and is home to more than 2 million of Cambodia's population of over 14 million.
Alleyway beside the Blvd. Mao Tse Toung
Oknha Nou Kan Road near the German Embassy
Lunchbreak beside the Tonlé Sap river
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