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

Photograph

Theme

People's Republic of Kampuchea

Case Studies

Spatial Politics of Identity in Cambodia

Keywords

architecture, Cambodia, streets

Further information

Source

Agence Khmère de Press (AKP)

Permissions/Acknowledgements

Courtesy of the AKP

COTCA Identifier

AKP-020

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