The White Building , originally known as the Municipal Apartments, was a large and prominent apartment building in Phnom Penh , Cambodia , one of the buildings in the Bassac development . The White Building was on Samdach Sothearos Boulevard near the Bassac River , a large urban extension project built on reclaimed land in the early 1960s. After being abandoned during the Khmer Rouge era , it became a squat . After many years of neglect, it was declared unsafe by authorities, its residents evicted and it was demolished in 2017.
10-1089: The White Building or White Block may refer to: in Cambodia White Building (Phnom Penh) , a major work of New Khmer Architecture White Building (film) in the United Kingdom White Building, London , England, an arts centre in the United States White Building (Bloomington, Illinois) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) W.E. White Building , Stockton, Illinois, NRHP-listed Josephine White Block , Providence, Rhode Island, NRHP-listed F. F. White Block , Monroe, Wisconsin, NRHP-listed in Green County See also [ edit ] White House (disambiguation) , which includes
20-582: A 21-storey mixed-use development. In 2018 it was revealed that the site was not to be a Japanese-backed mixed-use residential and retail tower as cited prior to the demolition of the building, but instead a $ 3.5bn casino was intended for the site by owners NagaCorp , their third casino in Phnom Penh. 11°33′09.25″N 104°55′58.19″E / 11.5525694°N 104.9328306°E / 11.5525694; 104.9328306 NagaCorp NagaCorp Ltd. ( Chinese : 金界控股有限公司 ) ( SEHK : 3918 )
30-661: A boat moored in the Mekong River in Phnom Penh. The casino moved to its current land-based facility in 2003. NagaCorp held its initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2006, making it the first gambling-related company to trade on the exchange, and the first company with operations in Cambodia to become publicly traded. Junket operator SunCity Group have a VIP Club located on Level 23 of Naga2 hotel tower in Phnom Penh. The company
40-491: A number of buildings named "White House" Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title White Building . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_Building&oldid=1043724598 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
50-604: Is a Hong Kong -listed hotel, gambling and leisure company. Its Cambodian property, NagaWorld , is the country's largest hotel and gambling resort, and is Phnom Penh 's only integrated hotel-casino entertainment complex. NagaCorp holds a 70-year casino licence in Cambodia which runs until 2065, and has a monopoly within a 200-kilometre (120 mi) radius of Phnom Penh (except the Cambodia-Vietnam border area, Bokor , Kirirom Mountains , and Sihanoukville ) until 2045. The Naga casino first opened on May 1, 1995 on
60-542: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages White Building (Phnom Penh) The UN consultants Gérald Hanning and Vladimir Bodiansky introduced the concept of the building, a 450-metre (1,480 ft) architectural composition, directly inspired by previous AT.BAT designs built in Morocco. Lu Ban Hap , then Chief Architect of the Municipality of Phnom Penh,
70-496: The White Building was reoccupied by former tenants and squatters. It gradually declined and became known for poverty, drug use and prostitution . Its population in 2015 was about 2500. According to municipal authorities, the building was structurally deteriorating and unsafe. Tenants used the high-ceilinged rooms to add lofts, and balconies were enclosed, obscuring the once-white building's design and also adding weight to
80-584: The fall of the Khmer Rouge , the White Building was demolished in 2017. The building was composed of six blocks of concrete construction, three or four stories tall, connected by open bridge structures, along a double-loaded spine. It included stores and doctors' offices as well as 468 apartments. Tenants fled during the Cambodian genocide in the 1970s. After the defeat of the Khmer Rouge in 1979
90-467: The structure. Cracking appeared in 2015 after construction on an adjoining lot. Several proposals have been made to tear it down for redevelopment. Eviction orders were issued in July 2015. However, the building's status as an iconic New Khmer building stimulated preservation efforts. In July 2017, the almost 500 families still living in the White Building were moving out; the building was to be replaced by
100-406: Was responsible for the site supervision. The White Building was designed to house moderate-income tenants, and was adopted by many artists who found the innovative design appealing. With the nearby Grey Building, designed by Vann Molyvann , it was initially built for athletes in the 1964 GANEFO (Games of the non-aligned forces) international sports event. After years of neglect and deterioration since
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