In Southwestern Cambodia, the ghostly Bokor Hill Station whispers tales of French colonial splendor amidst bullet-ridden walls and graffitied rubble. A visit to this uniquely Cambodian ghost town offers an unusual experience of the country's history.
Often enveloped in a cloak of eerie fog, the Bokor Hill Station (Kampot, Cambodia) was a colonial retreat built by the French in the early 1920s. Later, it was used as a base for the Khmer Rouge, and today tourists come to visit a French colonial ghost town.
Abandoned it may be, but life goes on inside Bokor's crumbling hotel as nature slowly reclaims the building as its own (the Bokor Hill Station–Kampot, Cambodia).
The decay of Bokor's hotel has its own, distinct beauty (the Bokor Hill Station–Kampot, Cambodia).
Inside the abandoned hotel, graffiti abounds–much of it scraped from the colorful lichen and moss that cover the walls (the Bokor Hill Station–Kampot, Cambodia).
Inside the abandoned hotel, graffiti abounds–much of it scraped from the colorful lichen and moss that cover the walls (the Bokor Hill Station–Kampot, Cambodia).
The graceful stairway and faded inlay of the floor are reminders of a stylish past (the Bokor Hill Station–Kampot, Cambodia).
The hotel's parquet dance floor beckons from beyond a thin covering of rain water (the Bokor Hill Station–Kampot, Cambodia).
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