Monday, 27 August 2012

The changing face of Phnom Penh

 On Sunday mornings we usually cycle around Koh Pich or Diamond Island, a reclaimed sand island on the Mekong. The new development is incredible, tower blocks shooting up everywhere but at the moment nice clean wide traffic free roads!
 This development poster always makes us smile! I mean based on this information how can you refuse to move in!
We were told by one of the construction workers that this is going to be the tallest building in SE Asia at 550m. To my way of thinking there are three possibilities here. Either he's lying through his teeth, or there's a Cambodian plot to blow up the Petronas towers and at least three other towers in Asia or this 30 storey building is going to need some ridiculously high ceilings! Love the infinity pool spaning the roof and overlooking the river..
Full marks to the architect on this one 'Glass windows' no less That's what I call inspired!!!
All this built on squidgy sand watch this space!

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