Private Phnom Penh National Museum and Royal Palace Tour

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Welcome to Phnom Penh! The capital city of Cambodia lies at the confluence of the Mekong, Tonle Sap, and Bassac rivers. Phnom Penh was regarded by many as the most beautiful of all the French-built cities in Indochina and so was formerly called the pearl of Indochina. It was a bustling commercial center during the French occupation, but the years of war crushed it to a field of ruins before becoming a ghost-city during the Khmer Rouges period. It’s only since the 90’s that the city really began to recover and today it has reestablished itself as the political and financial center of the country. Its rich historical past can be traced to some Khmer and French influence evidence such as many ornate Khmer–style temples and some grand colonial buildings.