Wat Langka

Wat Langka is a wat located in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It is one of the five ancient pagodas in Phnom Penh and was built in B.E. 1985. The temple was originally constructed as a place of refuge and for the safekeeping of the Tripiṭaka, as well as a meeting place for Khmer and Sri Lankan monks. To commemorate this gathering, the pagoda was named Wat Langka. The temple is located southwest of the Independence [Monument (Phnom Penh)|Independence Monument], near Sihanouk Blvd. and Street 51.
According to the Cambodian Royal Chronicles, Ponhea Yat—the founder of Phnom Penh—restored Wat Phnom Don Penh and built several other temples. The chronicles state:
Three temples shared corresponding names—Wat Koh, Wat Langka, and Wat Preah Buddhagosachar—relating to the story of Buddhaghosa, who copied the scriptures from Sri Lanka.
During the Khmer Rouge regime, Wat Langka was used as a storage warehouse, which helped it avoid complete destruction.