Battambang

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These riverfront French-colonial shophouses in Battambang, Cambodia are characterised by the arcade (five-foot-way), louvered shuttered windows, folding wooden shop doors, a pitched roof, columns and pilaster, and arched windows with shutters. The balcony has elaborate cast-iron works, showing French influences.

These riverfront French-colonial shophouses in Battambang, Cambodia are characterised by the arcade (five-foot-way), louvered shuttered windows, folding wooden shop doors, a pitched roof, columns and pilaster, and arched windows with shutters. The balcony has elaborate cast-iron works, showing French influences.

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There's something about Battambang (បាត់ដំបង) that visitors just love. With its riverside setting and laid-back cafes, it's the perfect blend of relatively urban modernity and small-town friendliness.

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