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In a delightful walled garden within the Royal Palace compound, this pagoda (Wat Preah Keo) is named after the silver tiles covering the floor - 5281 of them, weighing 1kg each (some of them looking as if they're held in place with sellotape). The tiles date from Cambodia's change to paper-only currency, when all the country's silver coins were melted down to make the tiles. No photography inside, unfortunately.

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Across the garden to the Silver Pagoda
Across the garden to the Silver Pagoda
Decorations on the side of the pagoda
Decorations on the side of the pagoda
Another view of the pagoda
Another view of the pagoda
From the steps of the pagoda - from left to right: King Norodom's stupa, his equestrian statue, King Ang Duong's stupa, pavilion containing Buddha footprint
From the steps of the pagoda - from left to right...
King Norodom's stupa
King Norodom's stupa
Pavilion containing equestrian statue of King Norodom (sort of)
Pavilion containing equestrian statue of King Norodom...
Equestrian statue, originally of Napoleon III, but the head was replaced with that of King Norodom
Equestrian statue, originally of Napoleon III, but...
King Ang Duong's stupa
King Ang Duong's stupa
Mondap (library)
Mondap (library)
Scale model of Angkor Wat
Scale model of Angkor Wat
Closer view of the same model
Closer view of the same model
Phnom Mondap, containing a bronze footprint of the Buddha from Sri Lanka - we think
Phnom Mondap, containing a bronze footprint of the...
Bougainvillea with three colours grafted together
Bougainvillea with three colours grafted together
Another tri-coloured bougain-villea
Another tri-coloured bougain-villea
Small (and largely ignored) collection of musical instruments
Small (and largely ignored) collection of musical...
A gong play
A gong play
Xylophones and the boat-like bass instrument
Xylophones and the boat-like bass instrument
Part of the sadly dilapidated Ramayana mural, which goes all the way round the inside of the wall
Part of the sadly dilapidated Ramayana mural, which...
Another part of the mural - note the flying chariot
Another part of the mural - note the flying chariot
More of the mural - a battle on the water
More of the mural - a battle on the water
More of the mural
More of the mural
The mural by the exit, with Buddha statues and decorative containers - perhaps for incense?
The mural by the exit, with Buddha statues and...

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