Commissariat (Central Police Station), from circa 1910, commands a corner view by the Post Office. Shuttered for decades, it was featured in the Matt Dillon film City of Ghosts. One feature is the late addition of exterior terraces after French troops learned firsthand that the city’s screened terraces weren’t entirely ornamental but vital for cooling [...]
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Former Central Police Station
Posted: July 1, 2011 in ArchitectureTags: Abandoned Building, Cambodia, Colonial Building, Former Central Police Station, Phnom Penh
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The hotel was constructed in 1910s located opposite the Post Office. The hotel rooms now house many families including some foreigners. Read more about the hotel at http://www.expat-advisory.com/articles/asia/southeast-asia/cambodia/phnom-penh/hotel-manolis
At this moment this building was used as a charcoal storage. The Commissariat (Central Police Station), from circa 1910, commands a corner view by the Post Office. Shuttered for decades, it was featured in the Matt Dillon film City of Ghosts. One feature is the late addition of exterior terraces after French troops learned firsthand [...]
Colonial Buildings Need Care and Love
Posted: October 20, 2009 in ArchitectureTags: Colonial Building, Ecole Professionelle, Park Café, Phnom Penh
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 [...]
