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Performance Attractions In Phnom Penh

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Phnom Penh , formerly known as Krong Chaktomuk or Krong Chaktomuk Serimongkul , is the capital and most populous city in Cambodia. Phnom Penh has been the national capital since French colonization of Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's economic, industrial, and cultural center. Once known as the Pearl of Asia, it was considered one of the loveliest French-built cities in Indochina in the 1920s. Phnom Penh, along with Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, are significant global and domestic tourist destinations for Cambodia. Founded in 1434, the city is noted for its beautiful and historical architecture and attractions. There are a number of survivi...
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Performance Attractions In Phnom Penh

  • 1. Cambodian Living Arts Phnom Penh
    Phnom Penh , formerly known as Krong Chaktomuk or Krong Chaktomuk Serimongkul , is the capital and most populous city in Cambodia. Phnom Penh has been the national capital since French colonization of Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's economic, industrial, and cultural center. Once known as the Pearl of Asia, it was considered one of the loveliest French-built cities in Indochina in the 1920s. Phnom Penh, along with Siem Reap and Sihanoukville, are significant global and domestic tourist destinations for Cambodia. Founded in 1434, the city is noted for its beautiful and historical architecture and attractions. There are a number of surviving French colonial buildings scattered along the grand boulevards. Situated on the banks of the Tonlé Sap, Mekong and Bassac rivers, the Ph...
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  • 3. National Circus School of Cambodia Phnom Penh
    The National Circus School of Cambodia, sometimes referred to as the National Cambodian circus or The Center for Performing Arts Phnom Penh is a two-part organization, consisting of the actual school that trains the performers, and the acrobatic troop. Established 20 September 1980, the National Circus School of Cambodia accepted its first class of 45 students, most of whom were orphans whose parents were lost under the Pol Pot regime. Traditional Cambodian circus artists had failed to maintain a national cultural presence despite proof illustrating their existence prior to the fall of Angkor in 1352. Sculptures near the Wat temple & the Bayon temple all depict images of traditional circus arts. Yet, even in 1970, these arts were not resurrected until the school opened in Phnom Penh, Cambo...
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