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Wat Moha Montrey

Wat Moha Montrey
វត្តមហាមន្ត្រី
Facade
Religion
AffiliationTheravada Buddhism
SectThammayut sector
Location
CountryCambodia
Wat Moha Montrey is located in Cambodia
Wat Moha Montrey
Shown within Cambodia
Geographic coordinates11°33′16″N 104°54′48″E / 11.55444°N 104.91333°E / 11.55444; 104.91333
Architecture
Completed1970

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]

References

  1. ^ a b Ray, Nick (2005). Cambodia. Lonely Planet. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-74059-111-9. Retrieved 14 January 2011.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Moha_Montrey