A general view of Phnom Penh's White Building, known locally as the "Building" and its residents on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)
Phnom Penh's White Building: The “Building” (Part 1)

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A general view of Phnom Penh's White Building and its residents on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

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A general view of Phnom Penh's White Building and its residents on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

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A general view of Phnom Penh's White Building and its residents on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

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A general view of Phnom Penh's White Building and its residents on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

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A general view of Phnom Penh's White Building and its residents on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

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A general view of Phnom Penh's White Building and its residents on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

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A general view of Phnom Penh's White Building and its residents on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

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Fruit carts are parked nearby the White Building in the late afternoon on Friday, September 5, 2014 . The sellers are residents of the White Building. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

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A corridor inside Phnom Penh's White Building on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

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A general view of Phnom Penh's White Building and its residents on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

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Children are playing at the White Building on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

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A corridor inside Phnom Penh's White Building on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

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A general view of Phnom Penh's White Building and its residents on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)