- Area: Kampong Chhnang Province > Kampong Leang District > Dar Commune > Prasat Village
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
Originally a group of temples, today, only one remains standing but, it is one of the most ornate of the big brick temples that are still with us.
It rises up on a high base and opens to the east with a sandstone doorframe topped by a sandstone lintel supported by decorated round columns with false doors on the north and south also topped by a sandstone lintel. The west door, a false door, has a sandstone doorframe topped by sandstone lintel.
Either side of the doors are ornate pilasters with embossed carvings of palaces in between them. This format continues up the three further false levels of the temple.
Unfortunately, the temple was locked at the time of visiting so what’s inside today, I don’t know, previously there were remnants of Buddha statues. Beside the temple there is also the base of a Buddha statue. The site is located on monastery grounds and fronted by a contemporary pagoda. There are several shelters around the monastery housing further remnants.
Historical Photos
Undated photos from Fonds Cambodge show the two temples side by side, the one that is still standing today the larger of the two. It’s unknown to me what the fate was for the other.
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Site Info
- Reference ID: HA11467 | Last Update: January 1st, 2026
- Site Name: Preah Srei (Pr.) | Khmer: បា្រសាទព្រះស្រី
- Other Names: Preah Srei (Pr.), Pr. Práḥ Srei., Prasat Prah Srei, Prah Srei (Pr.)
- Location: Kampong Chhnang Province > Kampong Leang District > Dar Commune > Prasat Village
- Inventaire Khmer IK: 143
- MoCFA/EFEO Inventory - CISARK: 171
- Monuments Historiques - MH: 170
- Tags/Group: 1926MH, Lajonquiere, MH, Parmentier, pr, Preah Srei, ra, T4, Temples
Historical Inventories of Preah Srei (Pr.)
- 1902, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome I, pg. 197 (IK #: 143 Site Name: Prasat Prah Srei Region: Kompong Len, Kompong Chnang)
- 1913, Parmentier, Complément à l'inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, in BEFEO Tome 13 (Site Name: Prasat Prah Srei )
- 1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 170 Site: Pr. Práḥ Srei. - Three brick shrines, one of which is completely ruined. Region: Kompong Leng
- 1927, H. Parmentier, L'art khmèr primitif, pg. 173 (Site Name: Prah Srei (Pr.))
