Stand 27 meters above the ground, “Wat Phnom” is the only hill in the capital. According to legend, the first pagoda on this site was erected in 1373 to house four statues of Buddha deposited here by the waters of the Mekong and discovered by a woman name “Penh”.
Wat Phnom is a place where people in the city gathering during Khmer New Year, and Pchum Ben. Nowadays, many people visit Wat Phnom for praying and asking for good luck & success in doing something or business affairs.
0 comments:
Post a Comment