Thursday, May 22, 2008

Grand Royal Palace

Grand Royal Palace


The most important feature in Cambodia where every single tourist would have their visit here at least once if they got a chance to step in Cambodia, Grand Royal Palace always stands on the top. Touring the Grand Royal Place can give you a very good experiece. This is one of the richest place to learn about ancient Khmer empire. There are many significient stunning landmark for visiting.

The Grand Royal Palce, known to the western as Silver Pagoda, was built in 1866 in wood and expanded in 1962 by King Norodom Sihanouk. He had the floor lay with 5,329 solid silver tiles. But the most valuable is the Emerald Buddha and 90 kg golden Buddha statue decorated with 9,584 diamonds. Beside the luxurious statues, there lay a 600-meters long wall in another side of the building, which was decorated with depicting scenes of Ream Ker epic, or Ramayana. Visitors visiting Cambodia must find their time to trace out the most wonderful Royal Palace in the country which can mark the characteristic of the Cambodian culture.

It should be a good idea to get your guide with you when visiting Royal palace.

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