Remains of a Buddhist Terrace from the Post-Angkorian era. In recent times some contemporary shrines have been added while the sites retain several sandstone (?) sema stones. Some of the sema *may* be reproductions, while one appears to be an original featuring a decorative band around its base and a decorated flange that would have … Read more
Also known as Toul Reachea, it is located about 1km east of Wat Tralaeng Kaeng. It is a Buddhist Terrace/vihara dating back to the Post-Angkorian era of the 15th-19th century and perhaps more precisely around the 16th-17th century of the Longvek-Oudong eras. Along with many other heritage sites, it sits within the ancient moated citadel … Read more
Located on the bank of the Tonle Sap Lake in Baribour District of Kampong Chhnang, Wat Yukunthor is one of the older pagodas in the area. It’s been restored in recent times.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located just south of the RN5 near the Kampong Chhnang/Pursat border. It features older style sema that may have belong to an earlier iteration of what we see today.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located around 6km west of Battambang city. Immediately west of the pagoda is an interesting development that appears at first sight to be the trace of an old banteay, perhaps similar to Kampaeng Stoeng Preah Srok just west of Siem Reap along the ancient road. Or it could just be a … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda
Contemporary monastery and pagoda
Contemporary monastery and pagoda, surrounded by the moat of an ancient temple that once occupied the site.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda built atop the location of an ancient temple site, retaining the original moat.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located southwest of Phsar Village.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located near the Kampong Chhnang and Pursat border.
Located in Pursat Province on the waters of the Tonle Sap Lake, Kampong Luong is another of Cambodia’s unique floating villages where the community lives their life in a water-centric world. The area features a large community that is part land-based with houses on stilts and the larger community in floating homes, making a living … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located atop Phnom Borvong, about 12 km south of Pursat. The mountaintop features several attractions, all related to the pagoda. On there north side there is a monastery and pagoda with several buildings in development including a meditation area. Just south of that is a grand Chedi. A little to the … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located 15 km south of Pursat. It has recently been renewed and is quite pretty with a beautiful location on the mountainside.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located 25 km south of Pursat. It is one of the older pagodas in the area and features notable pediments along with murals on its inner walls.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located 7km north of Pursat city. On our visit in Aug 2023 there is a massively tall construction underway behind the pagoda, let’s wait to see what it becomes.
Located 28 km east of Siem Reap along National Road 6 and near Angkor Wildlife & Aquarium and the village of Damdek, Angkor Wonder Garden is a massive 7-hectare landscaped flower garden. Opening in December 2023, it adds to the attractions in the area and to the list of major attractions in the Siem Reap … Read more
Located in central Pursat city, it’s an older pagoda retaining its original inner murals, decorative pediments, and features. I am not sure of its exact foundation date, perhaps what we see dates to around the mid-1900s. The pagoda also features a beautifully decorated balan (pedestal for the Buddha) and outside, an equally beautifully decorated stupa. … Read more
Located in central Pursat city, Koh Sampov Meas is a boat-shaped man-made island in the middle of the Pursat River. It features several shrines and a tree-lines facade making it a nice place to relax by the water. At one end is the Preah Ang Chao Sen temple. So legend has it, in days gone by … Read more
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located in Moung Russey Commune, around 7 km west of Battambang-Pursat Border city along the RN 5. There is a new pagoda under construction and the older pagoda has been preserved. The pagoda was constructed with donations from the US-based Khmer community according to the plaque on the roof, although … Read more
Also recorded as Wat Pothi Lanka, is a contemporary monastery and pagoda located around 20 km east of Battambang city along the RN 5. The pagoda has recently been renewed and at the main entrance, the original gate has been preserved. Interestingly, to the left of the pagoda, is a large pen with two ostriches. … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located 15 km east of Battambang city along the RN 5. The pagoda has a style of the mid-1900s and the wood-pillared sermon hall has a plaque noting the monastery’s foundation in 1915. If the pagoda itself dates back to that time then it is surprisingly well preserved. Regardless, the wood-columned … Read more
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located along the RN 5, east of Battambang city.
Located at the southern end of Pailin city, and at the foothill of Phnom Yat, Wat Kong Kang is pagoda and monastery dating back to 1942. The pagoda, like the constructions atop Phnom Yat was built by the Kula people who lived here in the 1900s, working as gem traders. Monks had to abandon the … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located 4km east of Battambang city and just south of the RN 5 in Anlong Vil Village. It features two pagodas, one larger contemporary pagoda and one dating from the late-1800s – early 1900s. The older pagoda has been restored in recent times and it is demarcated by older-style stone sema … Read more
A contemporary pagoda located on the western foothill west of Phnom Krapeau (or Crocodile Mountain), about 15km south of Battambang. It is also the site of the Crocodile Cave. There is a trail leading to the site that comes off the Kampong Muoy Road just west of Wat Phnom Andoeuk and then a flight of … Read more
Also known as Turtle Mountain Pagoda, it is west of Phnom Sampov and on the north foothill of Phnom Krapeau (or Crocodile Mountain), about 15km south of Battambang. It is a quiet and peaceful place with lush landscaped grounds and a trail that winds around and up the small hill to the pagoda. While the … Read more