When we visited the royal palace, the palace itself was closed because of the king's death but were told that we can still visit the Silver Pagoda. Having paid $6.50 each, we had great expectations from the Pagoda. We did not take any guide and went around clicking photographs. Visited a small building with a yellow Buddha statue inside and... More

So, the books tell you this is an amazing place with silver - well, most of it is hidden under carpets! Lots of statues, big and small, but very, very scant information is provided so most of it is meaningless. Was very annoyed when staff wouldn't let me enter with my large scarf wrapped around me covering my chest, shoulders... More

Worth visiting as part of your trip to Phnom Penh. We paid $6.50 each for entry to the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda. We hired a guide ($12 for 3 people) and agreed that this was worth doing, as his stories gave meaning to what we were looking at.

I hadn't researched the significance of the place - i saw the silver tiles, I saw the statues but without anything to tell you why they were in their cases it turned into any other temple quite quickly. If you've never seen a temple then go but read up on it first maybe.

I expected more. Silver Pagoda sounds as if it should be impressive but as the 7 tons of silver is floor tiles most of which are covered by heavy carpet it is left to the Buddha and the outside to impress - which they do but not exceptionally. As part of the Imperial Palace ticket it is worth a short... More

Cambodia is a poor and devastated country with not a lot to show or celebrate. This is a fine pavilion and collection for the country to be proud.

We were asking the guy guarding the pagoda where the 'silver' in the pagoda was as we were expecting to see it all over and was surprised to know that it was the floor hidden by the carpet.

With floors covered in silver tiles and an endless array of buddhas, the main temple building isn't the most interesting I've explored. But the gardens and environment are worth a visit.

I actually thought that the Buddha was going to be Silver, so when I learned that the Silver is actually the floor, I was a little let down. And the floor was mostly covered to prevent wear and tear of us pesky tourists degrading it. It's apart of the whole Royal Palace complex so it is included in the cost... More