One of the several brick shrines inside the outer moat and surrounding the enclosure wall and inner moat of Bakong Temple. This one stands out as being a little unique from the other towers around the perimeter. It features a sandstone base with steps on each side that are flanked by alters that originally feature stone lions, parts of which can still be seen on some sides. The tower opens to the east with a sandstone doorframe flanked by octagonal decorated columns and topped by a carved lintel with a very interesting center icon, a pig-nosed Kala and I am unsure of the character above.
The sandstone doorframe here also carries an inscription.
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Site Info
- Reference ID: HA21684 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
- Site Name: Bakong (Pr.) | Khmer: បា្រសាទបាគង
- Other Names: Bakong (Pr.), Ba Kong., Ba Kong, Le temple de Bakong, Bakon (T.)
- Location: Siem Reap Province > Prasat Bakong District > Bakong Commune > Thnâl Trang Village
- Inventaire Khmer IK: 584
- MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 481
- Monuments Historiques - MH: 476
- Tags/Group: 1926MH, 9th Century, Angkor, Aymonier, Bakong, c, Jayavarman II, Lajonquiere, MH, Parmentier, Roluos, Temples
Historical Inventories of Bakong (Pr.)
- 1901, E. Aymonier, Le Cambodge, Tome II, pg. 424 (Site Name: Le temple de Bakong Region: L Est de Siem Reap)
- 1911, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome III, pg. 265 (IK #: 584 Site Name: Ba Kong Region: Srok Sutrinikom (Roluos), Khet Siemreap)
- 1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 476 Site: Ba Kong. - Important temple, sandstone pyramid and inscribed brick towers. Region: Siemréap
- 1939, Parmentier, L'art khmèr classique, pg. 110, 234, 245, 336 (Site Name: Bakon (T.))
