Also known as Prasat Trapeang South, it’s the remains of a group of laterite temples inc three towers, library, surrounded by a wall and moat. The three laterite towers are in quite a good state of preservation yet noting the lintel and door columns, were seemingly uncompleted, never having received their final decoration which is not that uncommon. Although, fragments of styled remnants can be seen around the site. It’s worth noting, that 1 km to the northeast is Prasat Trapeang North (or Sangkae Kbal Krabei) also constructed of laterite but actually, the construction styles differ slightly.
Notes: As of 01/23, the site is heavily overgrown although, coming from the road on the southern side of the site, a foot trail beside the cassava field permits access to the southeast corner of the site.
Historical Notes
Prasat Prah Trapeang, South. This temple is located about a kilometer to the south a little west of Prasat Praḥ North Trapeang.
It includes
I. A group of three shrines; II. An annex building (treasury or library); III. An annex building (dwelling); IV. An enclosure with a monumental door (fig. 174).
I. Group of shrines. The three sanctuaries A, B, C are in limonite, square, open to the E., without foreparts and aligned N.-S. The central sanctuary measures meters aside externally, the others, only 3 m. 8o. The vaults are completely collapsed inside. The doors are framed in sandstone: the various elements of their natural decorative apparatus are in place, but the sculptures have not even been sketched out.
II. Annex building. The annex D building (treasury or library) is in limonite. rectangular, open to the west; it is located in the southeast corner of the enclosure. It was vaulted, but the vault and walls now form only a heap of debris.
III. Annex building. The annex building E (housing) attached to the interior of the perimeter wall, in the middle of the west face. It was a rectangular building in limonite, not vaulted, opening on the interior of the courtyard by a large undecorated doorway.
IV. Enclosure. The enclosure is formed of a limonite wall with a cap; it is roughly square and measures about 34 meters on each side. It is interrupted, on the middle of the east face by a brick gopura, F, with a single-passage and balustered windows. This building is completely ruined; the ornamental carvings of its doors were not sketched out. A side entrance, G, opens on this same east face between the gopura and the north face.
Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, E. Lunet de Lajonquièr, 1902
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Site Info
Site Name: Chrei Khanhien Khmer Name: បា្រសាទជ្រៃខ្ញៀន
Reference ID: HA11529 | Last Update: January 22nd, 2023
Other Names: Prasat Trapeang South, Prah Trapeang Sud
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