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Central Market: Exterior · Phsar Thmei (Central Market)
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Central Market: Exterior · Central Market in Phnom Penh
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Central Market: Exterior · Le marché à Phnom_Penh Cambodge
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Central Market: Exterior · Spiders for eating at the Central Market in Phnom Penh
4/6 · Exterior · Spiders for eating at the Central Market in Phnom PenhPhoto: Jakub Hałub · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Central Market: Interior · Cavernous interior of the helmet- shaped central building of Phnom Penh's Central Market
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Central Market: Interior · Another look at the cavernous interior of Phnom Penh's central market
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Photo 1: Exterior · Phsar Thmei (Central Market)Photo 2: Exterior · Central Market in Phnom PenhPhoto 3: Exterior · Le marché à Phnom_Penh CambodgePhoto 4: Exterior · Spiders for eating at the Central Market in Phnom PenhPhoto 5: Interior · Cavernous interior of the helmet- shaped central building of Phnom Penh's Central MarketPhoto 6: Interior · Another look at the cavernous interior of Phnom Penh's central market

Public space · Art Deco

Central Market

Jean Desbois, Louis Chauchon · Phnom Penh, KH · 1937

Key featuresCross-shaped market halls meet under a ribbed concrete dome, with louvred walls for airflow.

Architect
Jean Desbois, Louis Chauchon
Place
Phnom Penh, KH
Year
1937
Typology
Public space
Movement
Art Deco
Region
Southeast Asia
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