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busy market for gold shops, money changers, electronic
shops, stationary, second hand clothes, food, watches etc... Though the
choice of goods for sale may seem comparable other markets, the
quality is usually superior to what you would buy elsewhere.
The structure was built in 1937 in Art Deco style
on an area that was until 1935 a lake collecting the runoff during the
rainy season.
Prior to the construction, Phnom Penh
was limited to the area between the Riverside and Norodom Boulevard.
At the western side of Norodom were some wooden farmer houses
belonging to Khmer who lived from rice cultivation in the lakes.
Dredging started in 1935 and opened the area up for expansion.
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The area
around Phsar Thmey is now the commercial centre of Phnom Penh. One
block west of the market is Monivong boulevard, Phnom Penh's
very busy main shopping street.
The name "Phsar Thmey" means "New
Market" but in English, it is commonly called "Central
Market". This may cause some come confusion because Phnom Penh
also has a "Phsar Kandal" close to Wat Unalaum and the
Riverside. That name would translate in English to "Central Market"
In the northwest corner of the market
is a taxi station for cars direction Battambang, Siem Reap, Kampong
Cham, Kratie etc. The bus station is in the southwest corner.
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