Phnom Penh's Chuon Nath Rotary

The greyish Naga Hotel and Casino building towers over the legendary Cambodian heroic Buddhist monk, Supreme Buddhist Patriarch. Theravada Buddhism is the country's official religion. Is this how the nation values Buddhism?

The motto of Cambodia is Nation, Religion, King.

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The Cambodian Buddhist Institue (pictured on right) and National Assembly (Parliament), not in picture, are near by. The Independence Monument, from France, not in picture, is located about three blocks. These national institutions are not as tall as the foreign-owned gambling building.