- Area: Ta Keo Province > Bati District > Kandoeng Commune > Kandoeng Thom Village
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
Located atop Phnom Tamao, and also recorded as Tamao Mountain Temple, the site features the remains of a brick temple that was once a pair of temples. The remaining brick temple has a contemporary monastery built around it and with the characterful landscape of rocky boulders and views over the plains, it’s a small but interesting site.
The temple has only two walls partially standing with a sandstone doorframe opening to the north, remnants of decorated columns are seen but the star of the show here are the two lintels, one of reclining Vishnu and the other a depiction of the Churning of the Sea of Milk.
Nearby, in fact only 500 m away is the Phnom Tamao Zoological Park and around 400 m to the northwest is Phnom Thma Doh Temple.
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Site Info
- Reference ID: HA11954 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
- Site Name: Phnom Ta Mau (Pr.) | Khmer: បា្រសាទភ្នំតាម៉ៅ
- Other Names: Tamao Mountain Temple, ប្រាសាទភ្នំតាម៉ៅ, Phnom Ta Mau (Pr.), Phnom Ta Mau, Ta Mau
- Location: Ta Keo Province > Bati District > Kandoeng Commune > Kandoeng Thom Village
- Inventaire Khmer IK: 29
- MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 671
- Monuments Historiques - MH: 665
- Tags/Group: 1926MH, Aymonier, Lajonquiere, MH, Parmentier, pr, rc, T4, Temples
Historical Inventories of Phnom Ta Mau (Pr.)
- 1900, E. Aymonier, Le Cambodge, Tome I, pg. 181 (Site Name: Ta Mau Region: Bati)
- 1902, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome I, pg. 33 (IK #: 29 Site Name: Phnom Ta Mau Region: Bati, Takeo)
- 1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 665 Site: Phnom Ta Mau - Ruined brick sanctuary and sculptures. Region: Bati
- 1927, H. Parmentier, L'art khmèr primitif, pg. 127 (Site Name: Phnom Ta Mau)
