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Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Wat Phnom:

Located on a hill twenty seven meters high, the original pagoda was built in 1373 to house four Buddha statues discovered by a women named "Penh". Shrines and other buildings have been put up and restored several times. There is an altar for Yeay Penh ("grandmother Penh") between the stupa and the Vihear. People from Phnom Penh consider her as a powerful protective spirit of the town and they will offer for her and request her help for any major decisions. The large stupa contains the ashes of King "Ponhea Yat" (1405-1476) and his royal family. Inside the stupa, there is a Buddha statue from the Angkorean period. Wat Phnom is the heart of city and the only one hill in city with biggest clock in Cambodia.