Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh Inwards Cambodia

Silver Pagoda

 
he vihara houses many national treasures such equally gilded as well as jeweled Buddha statues. Most notable is a small-scale 17th century baccarat crystal Buddha (the "Emerald Buddha" of Cambodia) as well as a life-sized gilded Maitreya Buddha decorated amongst 9584 diamonds, the largest of which weighs 25 carats.

 

Wat Preah Keo Morokot
It was created inwards the palace workshops during 1906 as well as 1907, the gilded Buddha weighs inwards at 90kg as well as is dressed inwards royal regalia commissioned past times King Sisowath.




Temple of the Emerald Buddha

 During King Norodom Sihanouk's pre-Khmer Rouge reign, the Silver Pagoda was inlaid amongst to a greater extent than than 5,000 argent tiles as well as to a greater extent than or less of its outer facade was remodelled amongst Italian marble. However exclusively a small-scale surface area of these tiles are available to move viewed past times Blue Planet on entering the pagoda.


It is a notable wat (Buddhist temple) inwards Phnom Penh as well as the official temple of the King of Cambodia.






A decorative column figurine (Kinnara)

 


Stupa Kantha Bopha

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