Terrace

An overgrown and uncleared site (05/2021) that is believed to be a “Buddhist Terrace”. At the site several sandstone plinths can be seen, sema stones, pedestal, and a long raised laterite and brick structure (uncleared) that features a square 1-2 m stepped structure at its western end.

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*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

Bibliograghy

  • 1937, Chronique, in Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient Tome 37, p. 637. (under 7 - Brousse d'Ankor Thom, noting site discoveries.)
  • 2022, Harris, Towards a temporal assessment of Angkor Thom’s Theravada “Buddhist Terrace” archaeology
  • 2019, Harris, An Old Ritual Capital, a New Ritual Landscape: Understanding the Transformation of Angkor Thom, Cambodia through the Construction and Placement of Theravāda »Buddhist Terraces«
  • 2022, Shimodo, A Typological Study of Theravāda Buddhist Monasteries in Angkor Thom, Cambodia
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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