http://www.willimann.net/history-of-hot ... hnom-penh/Situated on the banks of the famous Mekong River, the magnificent Hotel Cambodiana is located in the heart of Phnom Penh’s central business and tourist districts, offering visitors convenient access to all that Phnom Penh has to offer.
His Majesty King Norodom Sihanouk commissioned renowned Architect of the time; Lu Ban Hap, to design the hotel. The concept was to be a Khmer-style building on the banks of the Tonle Sap for dignitaries and royalties. This time was also known as the era of “New Khmer Architecture”. Cambodiana means golden palace in Khmer.
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There isn't much there.
As far as I know the construction wasn't finished till after the war. Pictures of it from the early 70s show a shell.After several years of design and research, today’s iconic Hotel Cambodiana was inaugurated in late 1969.
Lon Nol's troops did not overthrow Sihanouk, it was done by a vote in the National Assembly.In 1970, Lon Nol’s troops overthrew His Majesty King Norodom Sihanouk and started using the hotel as military barracks.
Peace was finally restored in June 1990?It was then first opened as a hotel Sofitel in June 1990 when peace was finally restored to Cambodia.
I seriously doubt that.Cambodiana means golden palace in Khmer.
Yeah, it's so difficult that he decided to pretty much copy the whole thing from the Cambodiana site:bloger wrote:It is difficult to find detailed data of the past of Hotel Cambodiana. There are bits and pieces here and there but sometimes not easy to find. I collected as much as I could that is still available. With this, find here a nice timeline with pictures from the past.
During the mid-1960s, King Sihanouk initiated the Hotel project by approaching renowned Architect of the time; Lu Ban Hap, during what was better known as the era of ‘New Khmer Architecture’. After several years of design and research, today’s iconic Hotel Cambodiana was inaugurated in late 1969.
Built on reclaimed land next to a casino, the then 100-room hotel was erected on columns to maximise sweeping views of the river. Sadly, the glory of the hotel and casino were short lived as civil war and the Khmer Rouge devastated the Kingdom. In 1970, Lon Nol’s troops overthrew King Sihanouk and began using the hotel as military barracks, followed by many years of occupation under the Khmer Rouge. When peace was finally restored to Cambodia in the early 1990s, luxury hotel and resort chain, the Sofitel, acquired the prestigious property.
In the mid-2000′s, Cambodian owned the ‘Royal Group of Companies’ purchased the property and has continued to invest to restore the Hotel to its former glory while maintaining the integrity and cultural identity of this iconic landmark.
Romantic Cambodia is dead and gone. It's with McKinley in the grave.
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