Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia, located at the confluence of the Mekong and the Tonle Sap rivers.
All that said, the city is improving. It is striving to become more architecturally-developed, with high rise buildings, while still retaining much of the beauty that made it a Paris of the East before 1970. The city's French colonial buildings are beautiful, so its streetscapes make for a pleasant walk. Beautiful wide boulevards, fine colonial architecture and a parklike riverfront with cafés and restaurants aplenty help make Phnom Penh a worthwhile destination for some. The standard tourist sights are few. But as a place to relax, watch the streetlife and absorb local color, Phnom Penh rates very high among Asian cities.
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