Climb the hill and visit the most famous mountain pagoda of the city: Wat Phnom.
Highlight
- One of the most important temples in the city.
- Nice park around it.
- Make your wishes come true by putting offerings
Description
A lady called Penh found this temple which led to the capital being given the name Phnom Penh translating to 'The hill of the lady Penh' after this tale. Situated in the middle of Cambodia's capital on a manmade, and the city's only hill, some twenty-seven metres high is Wat Phnom. Frequented by locals seeking luck in their personal and work lives, according to legend the original pagoda was built in 1373 to house four Buddha statues said to have been deposited by the waters of the Mekong.