Monday 13th August 2012
For our morning activity this day, we (and some Buddhist Monks) walked along beside the river. We were heading for the National Museum.
The road is always busy…..
…..and with no lights, scary to cross.
We walked past the Moonlight Pavilion of the Royal Palace.
Little kid with pigeons, outside the Royal Palace.
Chasing the pigeons, Royal Palace.
The National Museum The museum was built by the French in 1917 in a pseudo-Khmer style. Constructed of red brick, it is arranged as four open pavilions each facing onto a central garden courtyard.
Monk entering museum.
The museum contains more than 5,000 objects, including an amazing collection of Khmer sculptures dating from the pre-Angkor period (4th century) to post-Ankgor period (14th century).
An exhibit we found interesting (and also useful preparation for our later visit to Angkor Wat) was a set of animations from Australia’s Monash University, showing life in Angkor Wat in about 5th century.
It is interesting to see how the country has alternated between Hinduism and Buddhism.
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