Wat Phnom, Wat Phnom

Wat Phnom sits on a tree covered hill about 30m high in the northeast of Phnom Penh city. It is said that the first pagoda was built in 1373 to house four statues of the Buddha deposited here by the Mekong river. It was discovered by a woman named Daun Penh. Thus, the name Phnom Penh, the hill of Penh. The people believe that this temple is powerful in that anyone who makes a wish will have it granted.