Balang Temple (Kampong Thom)

Area: Kampong Thom Province > Prasat Ballangk District > Dong Commune > Ta Mom Village
| Type: Ancient Remains & Temples

Prasat Balang is a partially standing brick temple surrounded by a moat. The site is entered from the main road to the north which winds around the southern side of the site and into the eastern entrance where there is a shelter housing several remnants including window frames and a lintel among other pieces. The temple is built upon a laterite base, with sandstone base molding and then rising up in brick.

The central sanctuary is square, with a long forebody extending the eastern entrance seemingly having once featured open windows with columns, and side entrances. The other sides of the sanctuary feature false doors formed in sandstone yet without any decoration as is the case with many of the door columns seen resting in different places indicating that the site was never fully completed.

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Site Info

Site Name: Balang (Pr.) Khmer Name: បា្រសាទបល្ល័ង្ក
Reference ID: HA13989 | Posted: January 19, 2021 | Last Update: March 2nd, 2023
Tags/Group: pr, rc, T17, Temples
Location: Kampong Thom Province > Prasat Ballangk District > Dong Commune > Ta Mom Village
MoCFA ID: 3951

Rodney Charles LHuillier

Living in Asia for over a decade and now residing in beautiful Siem Reap. Rodney Charles L'Huillier has spent over seven years in Cambodia and is the author of Ancient Cambodia (2024) and Essential Siem Reap (2017, 2019). Contact via [email protected] - more..