Snay La-â Temple

Also known as Baymet, Baymat, or Baimiet Temple (same as the name of the village). Wrapped in thorny overgrowth it’s difficult to determine much about its layout (06/21) bar sneaking a peek through to see a false door on one side, an entry on the other, and an array of tumbled laterite pieces. Cisark notes it to be, perhaps originally, a group of three combined temples constructed of laterite with a front building. Scattered sandstone decorative blocks can be seen.

Map

*Important: mapped location may only be approximated to the district level/village only. To visit sites outside the tourist zones you should seek a local guide from the area read more.

Site Info

Historical Inventories of Snay La-â (Pr.)

  • 1901, E. Aymonier, Le Cambodge, Tome II, pg. 375 (Site Name: Snay Laa Region: l,Ouest Siem Reap)
  • 1911, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome III, pg. 308 (IK #: 642 Site Name: Prasat Snay Laa Region: Srok Puok, Khet Siemreap)
  • 1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 515 Site: P. Snay Laa. - Three laterite sanctuaries joined together. Region: Siemréap
Rodney Charles LHuillier

Living in Asia for over a decade and now residing in beautiful Siem Reap. Rodney Charles L'Huillier has spent over seven years in Cambodia and is the author of Ancient Cambodia (2024) and Essential Siem Reap (2017, 2019). Contact via [email protected] - more..

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