Colonial Buildings Need Care and Love
I like the idea that Park Café having tried to renovate the below colonial building, bringing it back to the public. There are plenty more of them that extremely in need of some sort of love and care. Some of them are dying in a couple of year. The more I observed the city, the more abandoned colonial buildings I have found.
Tourists are not allured by the newly-built modern architectures, but something historical and cultural. If the government truly wants to get more tourists to the capital, they should pay more attention on this heritage attraction.
By the way, can anyone tell me why most of the buildings, including school buildings, in Cambodia are painted in yellow?
New Park Café outlet facing Calmette Hospital on Monivong Bld.
Outdoor space in front of the main building of Park Café
Here is another old building that is not far from the Park Café
Ecole Professionelle. It probably will be disappeared someday soon, thank to the development.
October 22, 2009 at 2:16 am
I love your ideas!!!! The last photo is amazing!
November 7, 2009 at 1:11 am
I can’t believe anyone would be so interested about those colonial building too. I thought I was the only one person who wish they wouldn’t disappear. There’s a history attached, so we should keep’em all.
November 7, 2009 at 3:33 am
You are not alone Sovathary. There are people who really know their value and attractiveness. Yet, sadly some of them have been pulled down.