Royal Palace of Cambodia

Royal Palace of Cambodia
ព្រះបរមរាជវាំង
The throne hall inside the Royal Palace complex
General information
Architectural style	Khmer architecture
Location	Samdech Sothearos Blvd (3),[1] Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Coordinates	11°33′49″N 104°55′51″E / 11.56365°N 104.93081°E / 11.56365; 104.93081
Construction started	1866
Design and construction
Architect(s)	Neak Oknha Tep Nimith Mak

The Royal Palace of Cambodia (Khmer: ព្រះបរមរាជវាំង)^[a] is a complex of buildings which serves as the official royal residence of the King of Cambodia. Its full name in Khmer is the Preah Barom Reacheaveang Chaktomuk Serey Mongkol (Khmer: ព្រះបរមរាជវាំងចតុមុខសិរីមង្គល).^[b] The Cambodian monarchs have occupied it since it was built in the 1860s, with a period of absence when the country came into turmoil during and after the reign of the Khmer Rouge.

When the capital was moved to Phnom Penh. Most buildings were completed before World War I, with involvement by the French. administrators and Thai designers and architects. The palace was constructed between 1866 and 1870, after King Norodom relocated the royal capital from Oudong to Phnom Penh. It was built atop an old citadel called Banteay Keo. It faces approximately East and is situated at the Western bank of the cross division of the Tonle Sap River and the Mekong River called Chaktomuk (an allusion to Brahma).

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