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Title
Street entrance to Royal Palace Complex, next to Chanchhaya Pavilion
Date Created
1942 to 1962
Contributors
- Palgen-Maissoneuve, Mimi, 1918-1995 (Photographer)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
1 image
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.11277
Preferred Citation
Preliminary Inventory of the Center for Asian Research Records (1966-2006). MimiJac Palgen Memorial Collection (1995). 2007-04146. University Archives. ASU Library, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. http://www.azarchivesonline.org/xtf/view?docId=ead/asu/asianresearch_ac…
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Information about the creation of the object depicted in the image: 1886-1919
The Royal Palace was built on a site considered auspicious by King Norodom's royal astrologers and ministers; it is located opposite where the waters of the Upper Mekong, the Lower Mekong, the Basak and Tonle Sap rivers converge. It was built in 1866 during the French Protectorate (1847-1953) by the architect Neak Okhna Tepnimith Mak, and has been extensively modified and remodelled by subsequent monarchs. Most of the buildings in the Palace compound follow the layout of the buildings of Angkor, but incorporate both modern Khmer and Western design elements. In Khmer culture, the Palace functions on three levels: as the residence of the ruler, as a venue for court rituals and ceremonies, and as a symbol of the Kingdom.
Source for information about the object depicted in the image: Jeldres, Julio A. The Royal Palace of Phnom Penh and Cambodian Royal Life. Bangkok: Post Books, 1999.
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- 2021-08-24 09:44:10
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