Silver Pagoda

The Silver Pagoda ( Khmer. វត្ត ព្រះកែវមរកត ) is the official Buddhist temple of the King of Cambodia in Phnom Penh . Located on the south side of the royal palace. Formerly, the temple was known as Wat Ubozot Ratanaram . The official name of the temple is Preah Vihear Preah Kaew Morakot , but it is usually called Wat Preah Kaew in Khmer language. It was built in 1866, expanded in 1962. The main building material is wood.

Buddhist temple
Silver Pagoda Temple of the Emerald Buddha
Khmer វត្ត ព្រះកែវមរកត
A country	Cambodia
City	Phnom penh
Denomination	Theravada ( Buddhism )
Founder	King Norodom I
Founding date	1866

In the Vihar (monastery) at the temple are stored many national treasures, such as gold and jeweled Buddha statues. The most famous is the small Buddha from the French crystal Baccarat (St. Anne's glass manufactory, Baccarat, France), XVII century (Cambodia’s “Emerald Buddha”), as well as the golden Maitreya Golden Buddha, adorned with 9584 diamonds , the largest of which weighs 25 carats The statue was created in the palace workshops commissioned by King Sisovat I during 1906 and 1907. Golden Buddha weighs 90 kg and is dressed in royal regalia. During the reign of King Norodom Sihanouk , who preceded the Khmer Rouge regime , the floor of the Silver Pagoda was inlaid with more than five thousand silver plates (blocks) weighing more than 6 tons, and part of its facade was rebuilt using Italian marble. However, only a small part of these plates is available for viewing by tourists at the entrance to the pagoda. The walls inside the pagoda are covered with frescoes depicting the heroes of the Indian epic Ramayana . During a visit to the pagoda put shoes and hats.