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BKK1 and the Independence Monument
The leafy grid south of the monument: villas, cafés, restaurants, the Tuol Sleng museum and the Olympic Stadium further west.
Neighbourhood guide · Phnom Penh
BKK1 and the Independence Monument: where to go
The leafy grid south of the Independence Monument, Topaz and Java Creative Café, the Tuol Sleng museum and the Olympic Stadium.
What's onThis week in Phnom Penh
What to see and do
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A lotus tower
The Independence Monument
The lotus-shaped tower at the crossing of Norodom and Sihanouk boulevards, marking independence in 1953.
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Daily 8am–5pm
The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
The memorial museum in a former school that became the S-21 prison between 1975 and 1979.
Street 113, corner of Street 350, Boeung Keng Kang, Phnom PenhExplore View on map
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South of the city
The Choeung Ek Genocidal Center
The memorial at Choeung Ek, south of the city, where a memorial stupa honours the victims of 1975–79.
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New Khmer Architecture
The Olympic Stadium
The great stadium of New Khmer Architecture west of the centre, where the city comes to exercise at dawn and dusk.
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New Khmer Architecture
The Institute of Foreign Languages
A university building of New Khmer Architecture, famed for its sweeping concrete forms.
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From the monument to the river
The Independence Monument gardens
The gardens that run east from the Independence Monument towards the river.
Where to eat
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French, with rare wines
Topaz
French fine dining and a wide selection of rare wines on Norodom Boulevard, with a second room at TheCommune.
162 Preah Norodom Boulevard, Phnom PenhExplore View on map
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A Cambodian roaster
Brown Coffee
Cambodia’s own coffee house, with cafés across Phnom Penh and its own roasts.
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Since 2000
Java Creative Café
A café and community art space, established in 2000 near the Independence Monument.
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