- Area: Siem Reap Province > Krong Siem Reab > Sangkat Kouk Chak
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
A site that is uncleared and unprepared for visitors. The site was recorded by Henri Marchal and George Trouve in the 1900s and recently surveyed by the Angkor Vihara Project/APSARA.
The site, located just east of the Beng Thom basin is difficult to reach (blocked by water) and tucked away among a group of small basins that in themselves set the mind wondering as to their purpose and function be that filtration, agriculture, spiritual, or something else altogether.
The remains of the site cover a small area of 20-30 m and include sema stone, 2-3 m square sandstone base of the central shrine, standing remains of a brick wall, a collection of short sections of large diameter columns, remains of a laterite wall, a small square deposit stone, small yoni, a pillar base and sandstone plinths.
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In Marchals notes he describes an ornate parallelepiped measuring .6 m x .8 m x 1.3 m featuring Buddha reliefs, although it’s not seen today.
*Image: Marchal Henri. Monuments secondaires et terrasses bouddhiques d’Ańkor Thom. In: Bulletin de l’Ecole française d’ExtrêmeOrient. Tome 18, 1918. pp. 1-40;
*Images: 1929 © EFEO – Fonds Cambodge – terrasse bouddhique L (8)
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Site Info
- Site Name: Angkor Thom Khmer Name: អង្គរធំ
- Reference ID: HA14272 | Last Update: June 7th, 2021
- Other Names: Terrasse Bouddhique L, Terrace L, Beng Thom Terrace, Monument 8
- Tags/Group: Angkor, Angkor Thom, Buddhist Terrace, Temples
- Location: Siem Reap Province > Krong Siem Reab > Sangkat Kouk Chak
- MoCFA ID: 4708
- Trouve ID: Monument 8
- IK Number: 471.08
