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THE ROYAL PALACE OF PHNOM PENH

THE ROYAL PALACE OF PHNOM PENH, Cambodia is a complex of buildings which are the royal abode of the Kingdom of Cambodia. The palace was started after King Norodom relocated the royal capital from Oudong to Phnom Penh after the mid-1800s. It was gradually built atop an old citadel called Banteay Kev.

The Khmer name for the Throne Hall is Preah Thineang Vinnichay meaning the "Sacred Seat of Judgement." The Throne Hall is where the king's confidants, generals and royal officials once carried out their duties. The cross-shaped building is crowned with three spires. Inside the Throne Hall contains a royal throne and busts of Cambodians kings of the past. On the left wing of the building there is a small palanquin-style throne with a life-size bronze statue of King Sisowath in royal regalia. The Silver Pagoda is a compound located on the North side of the palace complex. It features a a royal temple officially called Preah Vihear Preah Keo Morakot but is commonly reffered to as Wat Preah Keo. Most notable is a small 17th century baccarat crystal Buddha (the "Emerald Buddha" of Cambodia) and a near-life-size, Maitreya Buddha encrusted with 9,584 diamonds dressed in royal regalia commisioned by King Sisowath. A side view of the main building in the Silver Pagoda complex.

The Khemarin Palace is the common English name for a building called Prasat Khemarin in Khmer meaning the "Palace of the Khmer King." The main building is topped with a single spired prang.The Throne Hall there today is actually not the original one King Norodom would have used when the palace was first built. The Silver Pagoda has undergone a tremendous face-lift with its tiles replaced and buildings given new paint. Visitors are able to wander around the Silver Pagoda compound and the central compound containing the Throne Hall, however, they may not enter the Khemarin Palace compound. The Khemarin Palace compound is where Norodom Sihamoni, the present King of Cambodia currently resides.

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