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Election Hush

Posted in architecture, current events, news, stuff on Jul 27th, 2008

The Psar Thmei (New Market/Central Market) just before noon Sunday - Election Day in Cambodia. The Market itself was designed in 1937 to resemble a Babylonian ziggurat, and I was happy to get a shot of the structure in daylight. Today there's just a skeleton crew. Without giving it much thought, ...

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Posh Penh

Posted in architecture, urbanization on Feb 19th, 2008

Aside from the Royal Palace and Independence Monument, it looks like everywhere else in Phnom Penh may become... residential! Click for the large version of this widely-published advertisement: Note the depiction of the intersection of Monivong and Sihanouk boulevards, compared to the present day. Wow. (The fine print dutifully notes this ...

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