Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction 006 --
The Four Faces of Phnom Penh: A Short History of the City --
The early settlement: Phnom Penh's beginning from the 15th century 010 --
The planned city: Phnom Penh under the French Protectorate (1863-1953) 012 --
Phnom Penh after 1953: The modern capital of an independent nation 017 --
Phnom Penh today: A booming metropolis under transformation 020 --
Around Wat Phnom 024 --
Around the Central Market 104 --
Around the Royal Palace 162 --
Boeung Keng Kang 1 and Tonle Bassac Area 246 --
The Southwest 270 --
The Northwest 298 --
Chrouy Changvar and the Outskirts 326 –-

Index of buildings:
Apartment Building — The Sixties 024 --
Apartment Building (former Hotel Mondial) 056 --
Apartment Building near Phsar Chas 040 --
Apartment Building, Street 13 070 --
Asia Palace Hotel 055 --
Bellevue Serviced Apartments 129 --
Black Shophouse 109 --
Bophana Audiovisual Resource Center 084 --
Borey Developments in Phnom Penh Thmey 135 --
Brown Café TTP 114 --
Brown Riverside 006 --
Brown Roastery Toul Kork 123 --
Canadia Tower 012 --
Caserne Beylie 021 --
Central Market (Phsar Thmey) 033 --
Chaktomuk Conference Hall 065 --
Cham Mosques 130 --
Chapel of the Sisters of Providence Hospice 031 --
Chey Cheta Street Apartments 034 --
Cine Lux and Art Deco Former Apartment Buildings 048 --
Corner Building, Street 13 044 --
Council for the Development of Cambodia 002 --
Council of Ministers 059 --
Coupled Villas 112 --
Department of Oral Maxillo-facial B Surgery and Dentistry 036 --
Diamond Island (Koh Pich) 098 --
Embassy Central 104 --
Enfants du Mekong School 126 --
Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities and Royal Academy of Cambodia (RUPP Campus II) 140 --
Foreign Trade Bank (former Tan Pa Residence) 035 --
Former American Embassy 050 --
Former Banque de l'Indochine 008 --
Former Cadastral Office 003 --
Former Cantonese Congregation Chapel of the Sisters of and School 027 --
Former Cantonese Temple 029 --
Former Central Police Station 005 --
Former Etablissement Dumarest d'Indochine 042 --
Former Hemakcheat Cinema 046 --
Former Hotel. International 043 --
Former Hotel Renakse 061 --
Former Villa of Sirik Matak 080 --
Former Huynh Tho Residence 078 --
Former Pasteur Institute 131 --
Former Residence Ing Kieth 090 --
Former Roman Catholic Teaching Center 132 --
Former Societe Khrnere de Montage Automobile (SKMA) 028 --
Four Corner Buildings 045 --
French Apartment Building 041 --
French-Colonial Buildings North of Sisowath High School 079 --
Friends Futures Factory 072 --
General Department of Customs and Excise 037 --
Grand Hotel Manolis 007 –-
Hotel Raffles Le Royal 017 --
House for Lon Non 032 --
House for Norodom Sirivuth's Mother 087 --
Hyatt Regency Hotel Former Pasteur Institute (former Royal Villa) 075 --
Independence Monument 095 --
Institut Francais 083 --
Java Creative Café TTP 115 --
Kantha Bopha Children's Hospital 022 --
Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital 117 --
Kinin Collective 113 --
Lumiere Hotel 085 --
Lycee Francais Rene and University of Management 016 --
Main Post Office 004 --
Micro-bar alleys 103 --
Ministry of Economy and Finance, State Property Department 086 --
Ministry of Environment 096 --
Ministry of Information 018 --
Ministry of Justice 062 --
Ministry of Public Works and Transport 010 –-
National Archives of Cambodia 020--
National Center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control 106 --
National Defense University 134 --
National Library of Cambodia 019 –-
National Museum of Cambodia 073 –-
National Sports Complex (Olympic Stadium) 105 --
National Technical Training Institute 139 --
National Treasury 009 --
Norton University Chrouy Changvar 128 --
Norton University City Campus (former Ecole Miche) 047 --
Office Building 107 --
Office Building for General Ngo Hou . ) 049 --
Offices for the Land Management Department, Daun Penh District 039 --
Office of the Prime Minister 058 --
One Hundred Houses 138 --
Orussey Quarter 053 --
Paradise Hotel 054 --
Penh House Hotel 092 –-
Phnom Penh Capital Hall (former Catholic Diocese) 015 --
Phnom Penh Cultural Centre (former Chenla Cinema d'Etat) 116 --
Plantation Urban Resort & Spa 082 --
Police Headquarters Tout Kork 125 --
Preah Ket Mealea Hospital (former Hopital Mixte) 023 --
Preah Sihanouk Raja Buddhist University 105 --
Preah Sisowath High School 081 --
Prek Leap National College of Agriculture 133 --
Round Corner Building 052 --
Row of Shophouses, Street 108 038 --
Row of Shophouses, Street 240 091 --
Royal Palace 060 --
Royal Railway Station 013 --
Royal University of Fine Arts 074 --
Royal Villa (former Residence Penn Nouth) 076 --
Russian Center of Office of the Prime Minister Science and Culture 089 --
Russian Embassy Apartments 101 --
Orussey Quarter 053 --
Student Home Extension 137 --
Supreme Court 063 --
Tan Pa Building 051 --
The Bridge 097 --
The Chinese House 025 --
The Factory 141 --
The Jungloo 093 --
The Loft 110 --
The Mansion 068 --
The Pavilion Hotel 094 --
The Round House 102 --
Tiger Beer Villa 100 --
Tout Kork Health Centre 124 --
Tronum Serviced Apartments 099 --
Tuot Sleng Genocide Museum 108 --
UNESCO Office Building 067 --
University Campus 118 --
University Campus: 074 Hun Sen Library and Extension 122 --
University Campus: Institute for 076 Foreign Languages (former Teacher Training College) 121 --
University Campus: Institute of 101 Technology of Cambodia (ITC) 119 –
University Campus: Royal University 054 --
University of Health Sciences 014 –-
Vann Molyvann's House 111 --
Vattanac Capital Tower 011 --
Villa for Four Families 136 --
Villa for Samdech Son Sann 088 --
Wat Ounalom 069 --
Wat Phnom 001 --
Wat Pipoat Riangsey 030 --
Wat Saravoan Techo (Wat Saravan) 077 --

Founded in the fifteenth century, planned and rebuilt by the French, and then modernised and expanded in the era after independence, the city of Phnom Penh displays a diverse mix of styles. Here, early religious and vernacular buildings, the glittering structures of the Royal Palace, and colonial buildings of the French Protectorate (1863?1953) coexist with the gems of the?New Khmer Architecture? of the 1960s. After the destructive period under the Khmer Rouge, the city went through a rebirth. It has seen rapid modernisation and economic development in recent years, and its urban landscape is transforming at a breathtaking pace.0This guide offers a comprehensive overview of Phnom Penh?s built heritage, highlighting its history and architectural layers. In addition to covering better-known masterpieces, it also takes readers through the city?s?everyday architecture?, revealing places off the beaten track. Illustrated with contemporary photographs and historical images, the book presents more than 140 works that illuminate the four major phases of development in the city?s ever-changing urban history. It thus makes an important contribution to current debates on heritage preservation in the booming metropolis. Interviews with local experts present their individual perspectives on the city and place the buildings in a broader context.