- Area: Siem Reap Province > Chi Kraeng District > Khvav Commune > Khvav Village
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
Another feature along the ancient royal road, Prasat Pram was what the early French archeologists labeled “Temples d’étape”, in simple terms, a staging or stopping place. Other temples of this type include Prasat Toab Chey Thom, Prasat Chrei, and others, which are only found along the Beng Mealea-Preah Khan (Kampong Svay) section of the ancient Royal Road.
The site features an outer wall containing two “library” buildings and a central shrine. It also appears to have had a small basin and a laterite structure just forward of its northern entrance. The site is probably due for shrub clearing internally (late 2021) so I don’t have any pics to show of the central shrine and libraries, just the outer wall and entry, and a mass of thorny green shrubbery.
Along with the other “Temples d’étape” and firehouses and bridges, I can imagine this one day being cleared and restored to become a highlight along the ancient royal road network and bringing lots of good luck to the people of Khvav. Nearby is Ta En temple, a firehouse, and an ancient bridge, Spean Khvav.
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Site Info
- Site Name: Pram (Pr.) Khmer Name: បា្រសាទប្រាំ
- Reference ID: HA11519 | Posted: January 18, 2021 | Last Update: November 29th, 2021
- Tags/Group: Ancient Royal Road, b, pr, Royal Road Beng Mealea-Preah Khan of Kampong Svay, Temples, Temples detape
- Location: Siem Reap Province > Chi Kraeng District > Khvav Commune > Khvav Village
- MoCFA ID: 230
- IK Number: 235
