- Area: Siem Reap Province > Puok District > Mukh Paen Commune > Mukh Paen Village
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
Located in the small village of Mukh Paen, about 30 km northwest of Siem Reap, is a small monastery and contemporary pagoda (also known as Wat Kuchan Rangsei – Khmer: វត្តគូច័ន្ទរង្សី) that has superseded an ancient temple site as many pagodas do. A line of laterite blocks are exposed on one side of the pagoda which surely belongs to a prior construction. It’s unknown (to me) whether they were part of a Buddhist Terrace of the late/post-Angkor period, recycling materials from an earlier Angkorian era temple. The site also retains traces of its original ancient moat that would have surrounded the Angkorian-era temple.
The site also retains a cast bell, which is quite rare, if it is original and not a reproduction then it’s certainly the case that there was a terrace that preceded the pagoda we see today. The original cast bells date back to around the 17th century I believe. The bell also features an inscription on its inner and outer rim which may reveal more about its actual date.
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Site Info
- Site Name: Kôk Ku Khmer Name: គោកគូ
- Reference ID: HA14100 | Posted: January 19, 2021 | Last Update: November 24th, 2024
- Other Names: Wat Kou Chan Rainsy, Wat Moukh Ben, វត្តគូច័ន្ទរង្សី, Wat Mukh Paen
- Tags/Group: Temples, Wat
- Location: Siem Reap Province > Puok District > Mukh Paen Commune > Mukh Paen Village
- MoCFA ID: 4518
