Central Market, 51 Street 51, Phnom Penh, CambodiaMap
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Huge market with souvenirs, clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery, homeware, food, hairdressers, nail care…suggest to take a fan as it can hot wandered through the market. Be prepared to barter!
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The Central Market Highlights: Must-See Features and Attractions
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One of the busiest markets in Phnom Penh, known as "Phnom Penh's Living Art Museum". The market was designed and built by a French architect. The cross-shaped dome is resplendent and stretches out radially. The interior of the building has no beams and no columns, and it extends in all directions. It is constructed entirely by the interaction of building materials, and the structure is very novel and peculiar. The market has a wide variety of goods, ranging from handicrafts, daily necessities to fresh food. Seafood, vegetables, fruits and other stalls are almost all around the market, and the interior is divided into small stalls by area. Tourists often visit stalls such as handicrafts, jewelry and jade, tourist souvenirs, Buddha statues, second-hand or pirated books, and postcards. They will come to buy clothing, small household appliances, daily necessities, etc. Electronic calculators, computers, photographic equipment and office furniture can also be bought here. In addition, it is also a paradise for foodies. There is a snack area in the market, where you can taste Cambodian specialty snacks while experiencing the life of the locals.
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The Central Market Reviews: Insider Insights and Visitor Experiences
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Huge market with souvenirs, clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery, homeware, food, hairdressers, nail care…suggest to take a fan as it can hot wandered through the market. Be prepared to barter!
Must visit for its fascinating architecture and the design that allows natural ventilation and air to cool the market. Outside the central market, one could get dry goods, luggage, handicrafts and 💐 floral arrangements esp for special occasion like today's Father's Day.
Like Khlong Toei Market, our home has food, clothes, vegetables, seafood, restaurants, dazzling, personally like it very much.
Cambodia's central market is made by French Jian, now generally sells daily necessities, food.
Cambodia's representative market! Although it is a central market in Korean or English, it is a new market if it is directly translated into local language Psatmai. I don't know why, but anyway, that's the case. The dome-shaped part of the middle is a collection of precious metal shops, and the gaps extend around it, and there are various shops such as bags, scarves, clothes, bowls, and so on, and a local beauty salon. There are also nail shops. In addition, fruit and seafood shops are connected to the outside of the market, and in the countryside, fruits that cannot be obtained unless they are seasonal can be obtained here. And most of all, the grilled squid is really delicious. Some shops are really delicious, but they're secretly done, and... The reason why one star was cut is that even the same thing is often expensive compared to other markets. Especially for foreigners, they often call ridiculously high prices. Half must be cut unconditionally. (But recently, I found a clothing store that honestly calls the price...! It's amazing...) The conclusion is that it is a must-visit course in Cambodia! And if you buy something, you have to cut it a little!
The Central Market (Khmer: ផ្សារធំថ្មី, Phsar Thum Thmei; meaning "New Grand Market") is a market and an art deco landmark in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The bright yellow building completed in 1937 has a 26-metre high central dome, with four tall arch-roofed arms branching out diagonally across the block, creating vast hallways housing countless stalls and a variety of goods. Initially designed by city architect Jean Desbois, construction works were supervised by French architect Louis Chauchon. When it first opened in 1937, it was said to be the biggest market in Asia; today it still operates as a market.