Wat Moha Montrey (Khmer: វត្តមហាមន្ត្រី, UNGEGN: Vôtt Môha Môntrei, ALA-LC: Vatt Mahā Mantrī [ʋɔət mɔhaː mɔntrəj]) is a wat located on Sihanouk Boulevard in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.[citation needed] Built in 1970, it was used by the Khmer Rouge between 1975 and 1979 as a storage house for rice and corn.[1] The tower measures 35 metres in height.[1] The temple was named in honor of Chakrey Ponn, King Monivong's War Minister. Moha Montrey means "The Great Minister".[citation needed]
| Wat Moha Montrey | |
|---|---|
វត្តមហាមន្ត្រី | |
 Facade | |
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Theravada Buddhism |
| Sect | Thammayut sector |
| Location | |
| Country | Cambodia |
  Shown within Cambodia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 11°33′16″N 104°54′48″E / 11.55444°N 104.91333°E |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1970 |
References
edit- ^ a b Ray, Nick (2005). Cambodia. Lonely Planet. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-74059-111-9. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
External links
edit- Media related to Wat Moha Montrey, Phnom Penh at Wikimedia Commons
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