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Phnom Penh

Capital of Cambodia

Watercolour of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The "Pearl of Asia" situated at the Chaktomuk river junction, with Royal Palace of Cambodia and Silver Pagoda.
AI-generated artistic rendering. Painted from written research on the city's setting, architecture and materials — not from a photograph.
What guided this image
Landmarks
Royal Palace of Cambodia; Silver Pagoda; National Museum of Cambodia; Wat Phnom; Sisowath Quay; Central Market; lush tropical greenery; Khmer
Viewpoint
Favor an elevated viewpoint from across the Tonle Sap River (such as from the Chroy Changvar peninsula), looking southwest toward Sisowath Quay and the Royal Palace, capturing the wide river expanse in the foreground, with the golden spires and colonial shophouses in the middle-ground, and Wat Phnom in the background.
Palette
Green should be the predominant color, especially in the rain trees along Sisowath Quay, Wat Phnom's wooded knoll, and royal palace gardens.
Guarded against
Not ancient Angkor Wat or a generic Asian city
Population1,573,544Wikidata: 1,501,725
Coordinates11.56°N, 104.92°E
Elevation11 m
Area678 km²
Time zoneAsia/Phnom_PenhUTC+7
Solar noon12:00clock runs 0.0 h ahead of the sun

Through the Earth

Dig straight through the Earth from Phnom Penh and you surface nearest to Mucllo, Peru — 7 km from the exact antipodal point.

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