Royal Palace Complex, Phnom Penh; Throne Hall (Phnum Pénh, Cambodia) : Upturned roof ornaments at corners
- Published/Created:
- Phnum Pénh, Phnum Pénh (municipality), Cambodia
Phnom Penh; Western bank of the Tonle Sap River and the Mekong River
1917-1919 - Physical Description:
- 30 m (width) x 60 m (length)
- Date Depicted:
- 3/6/2011
- Materials:
- wood; masonry; reinforced concrete; tile
- Notes:
- The Khmer name for the Throne Hall, Preah Thineang Dheva Vinnichay, translates as "Sacred Seat of Judgment." The cross-shaped building is crowned with three spires. The central, 59 m spire is topped with the white, four-faced head of Brahma. Inside are two royal thrones and busts of past Cambodian kings. This is the second Throne Hall on the site, the first (1869-1870) was wood and demolished in 1915. The present building was constructed in 1917 and inaugurated by King Sisowath in 1919. The ceiling is frescoed with scenes of the Reamker (the Khmer version of the Ramayana). As with all buildings and structures at the Palace, the Throne Hall faces east. The porch features kinnaris support figures on the columns.
- Variant Titles:
- Preah Thineang Dheva Vinnichay
- Topics:
- Architecture -- Cambodia -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Twentieth century
- Culture:
- Cambodian
- Accession Number:
- 1A2-CB-PP-RP-B21
- Coordinates:
- +11.563701+104.930877
- Genre:
- architecture (AAT)
houses: official residences: royal palaces (AAT) - Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- building divisions; rooms and spaces; reception rooms ; building divisions; rooms and spaces; throne rooms architecture; decorative arts; deities; rulers and leaders; audience hall; kinnari; revival styles; Hindu; Buddhist
- Source Creator:
- Donais, Andre
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Seven
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
3/6/2011 12:00:00 AM - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4349
- OID:
- 10470929
- PID:
- digcoll:1860852