- Area: Siem Reap Province > Krong Siem Reab > Sangkat Nokor Thum
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
Differing from others in the Preah Pithu group, Ta Tuot is a Buddhist Temple converted from an earlier Hindu temple sometime around the 14th century. It is a sandstone temple atop a large and tall platform atop of which is a stepped pyramid-style base with four stairways leading to the central shrine also with entrances on all four sides.
In the central shrine, you’ll find an amazing array of Buddha carvings, in different artistic styles, lining the upper section of the inner wall. Perhaps not intentionally, but maybe, the Buddhas illuminate around midday as the sun shines in from above. It is believed these Buddhas were carved in the 16th century.
On the site’s eastern side there is a long Buddhist terrace that leads to two elephant statues looking out onto a large basin.
Gallery
Inscription
- K. 543 – stele fragment (DCA 6764) – 16 lines of Sanskrit – Finot 1932
Map
Site Info
- Reference ID: HA11667 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
- Site Name: Preah Pithu, tour X | Khmer: ព្រះពិធូរ (ប៉មអិច)
- Other Names: Ta Tout Temple, Preah Pithu X, ព្រះពិស្ណុការ|14th century, Preah Pithu. X, Práḥ Pithu., Temple x, Preah Pithû X
- Location: Siem Reap Province > Krong Siem Reab > Sangkat Nokor Thum
- Inventaire Khmer IK: 483
- MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 383
- Monuments Historiques - MH: 374
- Inscription Number/s: K. 543 , K. 1268
- Tags/Group: 13th Century, 14th century, 1926MH, Angkor, Angkor Small Circuit, Angkor Thom, Aymonier, Inscription, Lajonquiere, Map: Angkor's Top 30 Temples & Ancient Sites, Map: Top 100 Temples & Ancient Sites (Siem Reap), MH, Preah Pithu Temple Group, Stele, Temples
Historical Inventories of Preah Pithu, tour X
- 1904, E. Aymonier, Le Cambodge, Tome III, pg. 103 (Site Name: Preah Pithû X Region: Angkor Thom)
- 1911, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome III, pg. 68 (IK #: 483 Site Name: Temple x Region: Srok Siemreap, Khet Siemreap)
- 1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 374 Site: Práḥ Pithu. - 3 terraces and 3 sandstone sanctuaries Region: Siemréap
Preah Pithu, tour X Inscription References
- K. 543 - Lines: 16 Script: Sanskrit Date (Saka): ixe Ref: 1932, Finot, I Une inscription vishnouite d'Ankor. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 32, 1932. pp. 1-5
- K. 1268 - Lines: 3 Script: ? Date (Saka): Angk. Ref: -
