Wat Phnom, View

Wat Phnom from the view of Daun Penh park. The capital of Cambodia was named after Penh – a woman who founded a sanctuary on the hill in 1372 where the grand stupa still stands today. Tourists are much attached to the Wat Phnom because it is a leisure and sentimental place from far. Phnom Penh was founded by a rich old lady named Penh, who built up a sanctuary on the hill called 'Wat Phnom Daun Penh' (Old Lady Penh's Pagoda). In 1434, King Ponhea Yat moved the capital from Bassac City (in the ancient Kampong Cham Province) to Phnom Daun Penh. The sanctuary was removed, and it was replaced by the King. Then he built up the hill and constructed a brick stupa on top. After the inauguratin, the King named the hill 'Preah Chetdei Paravata', but nowadays it is simply called Wat Phnom.