Wat Moha Montrey
Wat Moha Montrey | |
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Theravada Buddhism (Thammayut sector) |
Founded | 1970 |
Country | Cambodia |
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".
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Coordinates: 11°33′16″N 104°54′48″E / 11.55444°N 104.91333°E