Wat Botum Vathey is a wat

Wat

A wat is a monastery temple in Cambodia, Thailand, or Laos. The word "wat" means "school".- Introduction :...

 located at Oknha Suor Srun Street 7, Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...

, Cambodia

Cambodia

Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...

. It is located to the south of the Royal Palace of Cambodia, on the western side of Wat Botum Park.

History

Established by King Ponhea Yat

Ponhea Yat

Ponhea Yat was the last king of the Khmer Empire.He was the son of Srey Soriyovong and became king in 1393. That year he was forced to flee Angkor Thom when the Siamese captured it, resettling first in Tuol Basan , and after that became flooded, to Chaktomuk .In Phnom Penh, the king ordered the...

 in 1442 (1986 B.E.

Buddhist calendar

The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Burma and Sri Lanka in several related forms. It is a lunisolar calendar having months that are alternately 29 and 30 days, with an intercalated day and a 30-day month added at regular intervals...

), Wat Botum is one of the most important and original pagodas in Phnom Penh.The wat was originally named Wat Khpop Ta Yang or Wat Tayawng and at the time of the construction of the Royal Palace in the 1860s when the pagoda changed to the Dhammayut sect, it was renamed Botum Wathei by monk Kantie Topodae after a former lotus pond on the site. Numerous politician and eminent persons of the city are buried here. Also, many prominent Cambodian monks have been ordained at the wat. You Bo

You Bo

You Bo is a Khmer writer and the president of the Khmer Writers' Association, whose office is located at Wat Botum, Oknha Suor Srun Street 7, Sangkat Chaktomuk, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh 12207, Cambodia....

 and the Khmer Writers' Association

Khmer Writers' Association

The Khmer Writers' Association was established in 1954 or 1956, and re-established in 1993 as a non-governmental organization. Previously located at 465 Bd. Preah Monawang, it is currently located at Oknha Suor Srun The Khmer Writers' Association (KWA) (alternates: Association of Khmer Writers;;...

have their headquarters at the wat.