National Library of Cambodia
The national library, founded by the French in Phnom Penh in 1924. It is housed in a colonial building near Wat Phnom and holds books and archives from before the Khmer Rouge period.
- Where
- Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 11.5766, 104.9196
Get the National Library of Cambodia stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at National Library of Cambodia. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Phnom Penh volume with your photos and a note.
Near National Library of Cambodia
Raffles Hotel Le Royal 0.1 km
A colonial hotel in Phnom Penh opened in 1929. It has hosted writers, politicians and journalists, and its Elephant Bar remains a well known place for a drink. It was restored in the 1990s and remains one of the best known colonial buildings in the city.
Phnom Penh Cathedral 0.3 km
A French Gothic revival cathedral finished in Phnom Penh in 1927, known as Christ the King. The Khmer Rouge tore it down stone by stone in April 1975, and the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications now stands on the site. Its surviving bells sit at the National Museum.
Vattanac Capital 0.4 km
A 39 storey, 187 metre tower in central Phnom Penh, one of the tallest buildings in the city. A viewing floor near the top gives wide views over the capital and the rivers.
Wat Phnom 0.4 km
A Buddhist temple on a small artificial hill in the centre of Phnom Penh, said to be the origin of the city's name. A tall stupa stands beside the pagoda, and the hill is the highest point in the city.
Central Market 0.8 km
An art deco market in the middle of Phnom Penh, finished in 1937. The yellow building has a central dome 26 metres high, with four arched wings branching out from it, and stalls inside sell jewellery, clothes, flowers and food.
Boeung Kak 1.1 km
A lake area in central Phnom Penh that was once the city's largest urban lake. It was filled with sand from about 2008, and the area is now being rebuilt as a new district.
Wat Ounalom 1.5 km
A Buddhist monastery on Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh, founded in the 15th century. It was the headquarters of the Mahanikaya order of Cambodian Buddhism and is said to hold a hair of the Buddha.
National Museum of Cambodia 1.6 km
Cambodia's largest museum of cultural history, in a red pavilion style building beside the Royal Palace. It holds the finest collection of Khmer sculpture, including pieces from Angkor and pre Angkorian sites.
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Questions
Where is National Library of Cambodia?
National Library of Cambodia is in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Raffles Hotel Le Royal (0.1 km), Phnom Penh Cathedral (0.3 km), Vattanac Capital (0.4 km).
How do I get the National Library of Cambodia stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at National Library of Cambodia and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Phnom Penh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to National Library of Cambodia before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Phnom Penh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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