City Mall in Phnom Penh is a four-story modern shopping center. It opened its doors on September 9, 2009. There are more than 700 shops and restaurants that fully satisfy the needs of the modern capital.
The National Museum of Cambodia is located between the Royal Palace and the Royal University of Fine Arts. It is the country's leading historical and archaeological museum. It houses the world's largest collection of Khmer art.
Phnom Bakheng was built about two centuries before Angkor Wat. This is a Hindu temple-mountain dedicated to Shiva. Historians suggest that at one time Bakheng was the main temple in the Angkor area.
Ta Phrum is believed to have been built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries by King Jayavarman VII as a Buddhist monastery and university. Unlike most of the temples of Angkor, Ta Phrum was completely swallowed up by the jungle.
Banteay Srei Temple was consecrated in 967. It was the only significant temple at Angkor built not by the monarch Rajendravarman, but by his court advisor, scholar and philanthropist named Yajnavaraha.