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Royal Palace Complex, Phnom Penh

unknown (Cambodian)
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Alternative Title
Preah Barum Reachea Veang Chaktomuk
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/142516
Date
1865-1919
Description
Door of Throne Hall (Preah Timeang Tevea Vinicchay, 1917), carved stone relief with royal symbols (lions, parasols, crown); The French protectorate was established in 1863; in 1865 the royal palace was established in Phnom Penh. Originally built of wood in the 1870s, the palace was rebuilt in more durable materials by King Sisovath (reigned 1904-1927). Work started in 1907 and the palace was inaugurated on 16 May 1919. Its architecture was purely traditional, with layered roofs, ridge-poles ending in double curves, pediments with curves and counter-curves and multicoloured, varnished, tiling. The whole could have been an illustration for the descriptions of the monuments of Angkor at the end of the 14th century [known as Angkor Vat style] by the Chinese chronicler Zhou Daguan. The complex is divided by walls into three main compounds, on the north side is the Silver Pagoda (Vat Peah Keo), to the south side is the Khemarin Palace and the central compound contains the Throne Hall. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 6/4/2012)
Type of Work
royal palace; historic site
Subject
architecture, decorative arts, deities, rulers and leaders, France--Colonies--Asia, revival styles, Hindu, Buddhist, Nineteenth century, Cambodian
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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