Wat Phnom, Stairs

Stairs, Wat Phnom, Phnom Penh - Wat Phnom was built in 1372 or 1422 onward. Wat Phnom, the namesake and symbol of the capital city of Phnom Penh, sets prominently atop an artificial 27 meter hill (or 'Phnom') near the Tonle Sap River in the northeast section of the city. The complex is oriented toward the east, where a broad staircase, flanked by nagas, guardians and lion-like figures, leads directly to the vihara.