Also known as Prasat Beng. Koh Ker features rich diversity in its architectural styles and this is another unusual site. The central feature or shrine was a raised sandstone terrace with steps on its east and west sides, and featuring two pedestals. This terrace was preceded by an entrance gopura constructed of laterite with sandstone … Read more
Prasat Chamreh is a small brick temple built upon a laterite base featuring a square body with a sandstone doorframe on its single opening to the east with false doors around its other sides, all flanked by pilasters topped by arches formed in the brickwork, the main body then rising up with several false levels. … Read more
Remains of a square laterite temple
Remains of a small brick temple
Remains of a laterite terrace with pedestal and large linga (source: Cisark)
Located around 400m south of the Rahal Baray at Koh Ker, also recorded as Prasat Kraham, it is a small square brick temple that opens to the east with sandstone door frame and decorated columns topped with an unfinished lintel. Historical Notes 200m away, west of Pr. Khna 208 is Pr. Kraham the “red prasat”, … Read more
Prasat Krachap of Koh Ker was originally a group of five square brick temples built on a common terrace. The site features some beautiful lintels with grand entrance frontons, and a series of inscriptions on pillars at the site, while most of the central brick temples are in ruin they originally formed a quincunx. The … Read more
Located south of the main group of Koh Ker’s temples, Prasat Kok Krong is a rectangular brick temple that featured a corbelled roof and opened to the east. It is notable for featuring an inscription that, according to the onsite placard, notes the Jayavarman IV’a success in constructing Prasat Prang, mentions the Ganga river (a … Read more
Prasat Khtum is a square laterite temple atop a sandstone base with remains of a terrace. It opens only to the east with a sandstone doorframe flanked by decorative columns and topped by a very decayed lintel that depicted Indra on Airvata. Just several meters to the north is the much larger Prasat Damrei.
Square laterite temple
A site with many names including Kbal Chey, Trapeang Russei/Rosei, Monument K, and Prasat Kork Khmoach. It is signposted as Prasat Kork Khmoach yet on maps in the area it is marked as Prasat Trapeang Rosei. MoCFA notes it as Kbal Chey. It is a square sandstone temple that is fronted by a larger cruciform … Read more
Small laterite temple
Remains of a brick temple
Located on the northern side of the Koh Ker group of temples, Prasat Dang Tung (or Don Ton South) features the remains of a rectangular laterite building that houses a beautifully decorated pedestal. This laterite building opened to the east and also featured decorated octagonal door columns. Remnants of other structures can be seen, looks … Read more
Located on the northwest side of the Koh Ker temple group, Prasat Dan is the remains of a square laterite temple. The temple opened to the east featuring a laterite body with a brick superstructure and an inscription is recorded from one of the door jambs. Inscription The monument named Prását Dán, reported for the … Read more
Prasat Chrap of Koh Ker is a group of three laterite temples built upon a shared terrace enclosed by an outer laterite wall. The site also featured two brick “library” buildings in front of the three towers although only remnants of one can be seen today. The three laterite towers are spectacularly massive in size … Read more
Located on the northwest side of the Koh Ker temple group, Prasat Bei is a group of three brick temples built on a common laterite base. The three towers are in good state of preservation with their sandstone doorframes and lintels still intact whilst the door columns are decorated the lintels are bare, never sculpted. … Read more
Also recorded as Prasat Balang. A square sandstone temple with a large pedestal and massive linga. The square shrine shares its layout, and likely also its purpose, with 3 more together aligned on a north-south axis whilst having a relationship with the east-west axis of Prasat Thom. None of these gigantic linga shrines have roofs, … Read more
Prasat Bak is a small laterite temple with a sandstone doorway, mostly collapsed. Originally it featured an ornate pedestal that supported a large statue of Ganesha. Update 2023: Recently, and quite fabulously, the Ganesha statue was returned to Cambodia along with numerous other relics. Historical Photos Photos property of EFEO, taken in 1965 Historical Notes … Read more
It is a large square sandstone temple, 11m per side atop a decorated sandstone base, that houses a massive pedestal and linga. It is fronted also by a large laterite and sandstone terrace/pavilion. On the northern side of the shrine, you can see a water spout that would have emitted the sacred water after it … Read more
Location of an ancient site with only a mound of bricks and stone slabs remaining.
Location of an ancient site with only a mound surrounded by a moat with pieces of brick and some fragments remaining
Contemporary monastery whose pagoda was built on an ancient site with hillock surrounded by a moat. No vestige apparent.
Location of an ancient site, remaining is a knoll surrounded by a moat. No vestige apparent.