WAT PHNOM HISTORY
Wat Phnom statue as a symbol of civil handed Battambang Sisophon and Siem Reap Khmer after being dumped in the occupation of Siam pretty for a long time
Wat Phnom legacy and history traces surviving the first Phnom Penh in the 14th century began. Among the Statue of King Sisowath deposit at the southern mountain Daun also a historical heritage as well as an important historical era in Cambodia under the French protectorate government.
The statue is a symbol of offering territorial last entrepreneurs Scotland AD 1907 that Siam treaty with civil servants French protectorate handed Battambang civil Sisophon and Siem Reap to Khmer after Stung Mlu and rivers youngest was Siam gave them to under the administration of the King Khmer again already on Christian era 1904.
King Sisowath larger church was for a wedding palace Scottish Episcopal ascended to the throne in 1906 after his Norodom era sovonnakot. Then King Sisowath was 64 years old.
Because of this work of King Sisowath, which led to construction of the statue above him to a symbol set at waist Wat Phnom Daun south since then. But the statue as seen today is not the original statue is a statue that has been copied from the original request of the Municipal Authority in mid-January 1998. This replica statue built of cement. The original has been kept at the National Museum by the Archaeological Department of Conservation manager since the 18th day of March 1970. The statue, made of a mixture majority of copper metal in 1909.
If the review panel on the statue found at the top of the left two French written RF (Republique Francaise) turns out that the French Republic. This character has a small flag shaped Jasmine (small plants with scented white flowers and it is a symbol of purity and flowers, it is a symbol of the monarchy in France) green. Associated with this is the French flag, red white blue spearmen standing greeting hand guns North End and left arm extending from the flag. This flag is a green dragon and below 3 rectangular rock, overseeing each adorned with traditional Khmer style. On top of the rock there carved French "Traite Franco-Siamois du 15 Mars 1907 Battambang, Siemreap, Sisophon" translated into Khmer treaty France Siam dated 15 March 1907, Battambang, Siem Reap, Sisophon following inscription has a statue of French Madonna Cameroon soda de molecules built, a consul at Battambang in 1903.
The last of the left is the Elephant appear in the inscriptions cover the central part of the image as a royal throne studded with palm dragon head. King Sisowath Quay He stood under his daytime and kruengoampor posdra reigning king. On the right, three women with different clothes and holding a trophy. The first women's clothing, sculpture Apsara Angkor award upheld a statue might Temple.
Through this expert archaeologists concluded that women's 1, this represents Siem woman, two rear representing Battambang and Sisophon because provincial Both remain in Thailand and clothing of the two young women, there are also similar to the maid in the palace two countries (Cambodia - Siam) procedures as well. Women's second award upheld seal bag green and yellow seal. The third female to win Klong placements (short pipe covers phylacteries by copper wheel sets Klong klangophlouk) green for a written document. The three women making offerings to the King Khmer King Sisowath. Top of this image and inscription panel Green Dragon and Elephant below dragon's head emerged from the maze.
