Krol Ko Temple

Krol Ko Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Angkor Archeological Park, Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was built at the end of the 12th century, in Bayon style, under the rule of king Jayavarman VII (reign 1181–1218 AD). To its south is the famous Neak Pean island temple of the Jaytataka Baray.

The ancient site features remains of an outer wall, that opens to the east leading to (what appears to be) a cruciform terrace meeting a gopura and another outer wall enclosure. This is surrounded by a 3/4 moat and a permanent basin to the northeast. Inside the enclosure are the remains of a library building and the central shrine that joins the entrance gopura via its own laterite cruciform terrace.

Highlights at Krol Ko are the pediments, on the ground, including one featuring a Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara standing on a lotus flanked by devotees and another with a scene of Krishna lifting Mount Govardhana to shelter the shepherds. Other highlights include the Devata bas-reliefs, interesting roundels (or medallions) enclosing figurines similar to those seen at Preah Khan and other late 12th-century sites. Also at this site, you can find a number of niches that retain their idol who was generally hacked away in later eras during supposed religious change.

The site does not carry an inscription to declare its foundation and is dated by its style.

Pediments

There is an array of pediments, all resting on the ground, that features Avalokitesvara as the central idol while one, features Krishna as the central idol.