The National Museum of Phnom Penh is instantly recognizable, with its warm red terracotta and its gracefully curved roof topped by dozens of guardian nagas.
Located just north of the Royal Palace, off the street of Artists (178 Street), it was designed in 1917 by famed French architect George Groslier and the Ecole des Arts Cambodgiens, who made the most of traditional Khmer Style. It was inaugurated by King Sisowath in 1920.