Wat Moha Montrey

Wat Moha Montrey
Basic information
Affiliation Theravada Buddhism
(Thammayut sector)
Country Cambodia
Completed 1970


Wat Moha Montrey is a wat located on Sihanouk Boulevard in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.[1]Built in 1970, it was used by the Khmer Rouge between 1975 and 1979 as a storage house for rice and corn. [2] The tower measures 35 metres in height.[2] The temple was named in honor of Chakrey Ponn, King Monivong's War Minister. Moha Montrey means "The Great Minister".

References

  1. ↑ Google Maps (Map). Google.
  2. 1 2 Ray, Nick (2005). Cambodia. Lonely Planet. p. 129. ISBN 978-1-74059-111-9. Retrieved 14 January 2011.


Coordinates: 11°33′16″N 104°54′48″E / 11.55444°N 104.91333°E / 11.55444; 104.91333

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