Wat Botum
Wat Botum, the official name is Wat Botum Vatey Reachavararam literally means "The temple of lotus which was built by the king", is a wat located on Phnom Penh, Cambodia.Photo: Dmottl, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Denomination: Theravada
- Description: 15th-century pagoda and Buddhist temple in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Also known as: “វត្តបទុមវតីរាជវរារាម”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal Palace and Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument.
Royal Palace
Photo: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra, CC BY 2.0.
The Royal Palace of Cambodia is a complex of buildings which serves as the official royal residence of the King of Cambodia. Its full name in Khmer is the Preah Barom Reacheaveang Chaktomuk Serey Mongkol. Royal Palace is situated 450 metres north of Wat Botum.
Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument
Photo: Halavar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cambodia–Vietnam Friendship Monument in Phnom Penh, capital of Cambodia, is a large concrete monument commemorating the former alliance between Vietnam and Cambodia. Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Monument is situated 220 metres east of Wat Botum.
Silver Pagoda
Buddhist temple
Photo: Adam Carr, Public domain.
The Silver Pagoda is located on the south side of the Royal Palace in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh. The official name is Wat Ubaosoth Ratanaram, also known as Wat Preah Keo Morakot which is commonly shortened to Wat Preah Keo in Khmer. Silver Pagoda is situated 350 metres north of Wat Botum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Koh Pich.
Koh Pich
Suburb
Photo: Io Herodotus, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Koh Pich is a 100-hectare island and a mixed-use estate and central business district in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It lies in the Tonlé Bassac River near Chaktomuk, where the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers meet and the Bassac River branches off; it forms part of Chamkar Mon District and faces Koh Norea across the river.
Wat Botum
- Categories: wat, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Chakto Mukh, Doun Penh, Phnom Penh, Mekong Lowlands and Central Plains, Cambodia, Southeast Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
11.55943° or 11° 33′ 34″ northLongitude
104.93094° or 104° 55′ 51″ eastOpen location code
7P36HW5J+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 172602672OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=theravadaWikidata ID
Q7972919
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Wat Botum” goes by many names.
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