The Snapshots in Time Collection

Street View of a Modernist Public Building, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, c. 1960s

Street View of a Modernist Public Building, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, c. 1960s

A street scene in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, photographed during the 1960s. The modernist building with its distinctive triangular roofline reflects the New Khmer Architecture movement that flourished under Prince Norodom Sihanouk's government, blending traditional Khmer motifs with contemporary design. Vintage automobiles parked along the curb -- including French and German models popular in the region -- illustrate the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the Cambodian capital in the years before the outbreak of civil war and the rise of the Khmer Rouge. Project: 218694