Description
A deserted alley between two lines of three-to-four-story buildings in Phnom Penh, shortly after the fall of the Khmer Rouge.
Empty alleyway, Phnom Penh
This picture shows a small, empty alleyway littered with rubble in Phnom Penh. It was probably taken in the days following the city’s takeover in January 1979.
This photograph is part of the collection held by the Agence Khmère de Presse (AKP) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Information. This collection, which documents the early years of the People’s Republic of Kampuchea as photographed by the Vietnamese and a small team of Cambodian photographers, has not yet been classified or indexed.
Date
- circa January 1979
Artist/Creator
Unattributed
Medium
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Photograph
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Theme
- People's Republic of Kampuchea
Case Studies
- Spatial Politics of Identity in Cambodia
Keywords
- architecture, Cambodia, streets
Further information
Source
Permissions/Acknowledgements
Courtesy of the AKP
COTCA Identifier
AKP-020