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51 B2B C2

52 Canadia Bank D2

53 Handa Emergency Centre & Medical Clinic F3

54 Institut Français C1

55 Lucky Net C3

56 Tourist Information Office D5

57 Vietnamese Consulate C1

Transport

Angkor Express (see 58)

58 Boat to Siem Reap D1

59 Capitol Tour C1

Chann Na (see 58)

Gecko Moto (see 34)

60 Golden Bayon Express C1

61 Mekong Express C2

62 Phnom Penh Sorya C1

63 Ponleu Angkor Khmer C1

64 Rith Mony C1

65 Taxi Station B1

66 Taxis to Pailin D7

Sights

Colonial-Era Architecture
Much of Battambang's special charm lies in its early-20th-century French architecture.
Some of the finest colonial buildings are along the waterfront (St 1), especially just south of
Psar Nath OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP , itself an architectural monument, albeit a modernist
one. The two-storey Governor's Residence OFFLINE MAP GOOGLE MAP , with its balconies and
wooden shutters, is another handsome legacy of the early 1900s. Designed by an Italian
architect for the last Thai governor, who departed in 1907, it has imposing balconies and a
grand reception room with 5m ceilings.
The interior is closed, but you can stroll the grounds. Phnom Penh-based Khmer Archi-
tecture Tours ( www.ka-tours.org ) has collaborated with Battambang Municipality to create two

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