Monday 28 January 2013

National Museum in Phnom Penh the Capital City of Cambodia

The National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh is the country’s leading historical and archaeological museum. It was officially inaugurated by King Sisowat in 1920.

The buildings are inspired by Khmer temple architecture and house more than 14,000 items. The National Museum contains the world’s largest collection of Khmer art, including sculpture, ceramics, bronzes, and ethnographic objects dating from prehistoric times to periods before, during, and after the Khmer Empire.

The Museum also serves a religious function. Its collection of important Buddhist and Hindu sculptures includes a Post-Angkorian Buddha supported by UNESCO.

Ministry of Tourism Cambodia
Address: Czech Repulic Blvd (169), Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Phone: Tel: (+855) 023 213 741
Email: info@tourismcambodia.orgad@tourismcambodia.org

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