- Area: Siem Reap Province > Angkor Chum District > Kôl Commune > Kôl Village
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
Also known as Kol Temple, Prasat Kdei Ta Kom Thom is a fascinating and extremely ruinous site that from even a quick glance, one can tell that this would have been perhaps one of the most beautiful sites in Angkor, alongside the ranks of Banteay Srei albeit much smaller. It’s recorded as dating to the 11th century under the reign of king Udayadityavarman II (reign 1050 to 1066 A.D).
Photos & Visit August 2024
The site has been cleared revealing a little more of this once very special site which is confirmed by the high level of workmanship in the fragments of architectural decoration. The site now has signposts at the intersection with the main road and a new signboard providing info on the site.
Photos & Visit June 2021
The original configuration is not clear through the mass of ruin and overgrowth, but it can be assumed to have had an outer wall, entry gopura to the east (in ruin and overgrown – 06/21) connecting to an elevated causeway leading to another gopura (? – and another enclosure?) which was flanked by two other towers (heavily overgrown – 06/21), entering through to library buildings (only one standing), a central shrine that has completely fallen with only an overgrown basement remaining, and exiting via a long western gopura.
What remains that can be seen are incredibly ornate, of high quality, and carved into rich red sandstone. Water would have also been a big feature of this site by all appearances.
On the eastern entrance, there was also a bollarded entranceway that led to remnants of another structure about 200m further along. A little further east again is and to the south of this east-west axis is Kdei Ta Kom (or Rong Damrei Temple).
There are several ancient bridges and temple sites in the area see Kdei Ta Kom group and 8 km directly north is Preah Phnom Temple.
Historical Notes
Inscriptions
Inscriptions, dating to 1060 and 1064 AD, note the provisions in exchange for allocation of land, and, land that was previously allocated in the era of Jayavarman II.
- K. 246 – 1 line Khmer – IC III, p. 85
- K. 247 – 4 lines Khmer – IC III, p. 94
- K. 248 – 19 lines Khmer – IC III, p. 94
Map
Site Info
- Site Name: Kdei Ta Kom Thom (Pr.) Khmer Name: បា្រសាទក្តីតាគមធំ
- Reference ID: HA11839 | Posted: January 20, 2021 | Last Update: September 1st, 2024
- Other Names: Banteay Ta Kom, Phnea Kol Temple, ប្រាសាទភ្នាគោល
- Date/Era: 11-12th c (estimated)
- Tags/Group: 11th-12th Century, b, Kdei Ta Kom group, nwgc, pr, T24, Temples, Udayadityavarman II
- Location: Siem Reap Province > Angkor Chum District > Kôl Commune > Kôl Village
- MoCFA ID: 556
- IK Number: 682
- Inscription Number/s: K. 246, 247, 248
