Terrace B2 – Angkor Thom

Area: Siem Reap Province > Krong Siem Reab > Sangkat Nokor Thum
| Type: Ancient Remains & Temples

An as yet unprepared site for visitors (05/2021). The site was originally noted by Henri Marchal back in the 1900s as group of two sites, Terrace B and this one, B2. Both are related to Theravadan Buddhism that became predominant in the post God-King era/late Angkor period.

The site, overgrown, features a tall stepped structure, several meters square and several tall that extends with a porch heading eastward. The trail of the ruinous structure including sandstone blocks, carved pieces (perhaps recycled from elsewhere), column piece, laterite, etc extends around 40 m and about 15-20 m wide.

Curiously, there are lots of large sandstone blocks with rounded edges and a large, one meter, shaped sandstone piece awaiting excavation, what could that be?

At the time of writing, (06/21), the site is being investigated by the Angkor Vihara Project/APSARA.

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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

Site Name: Angkor Thom (Terrasse B [Groupe de])
Reference ID: HA18912 | Posted: June 7, 2021 | Last Update: June 7th, 2021
Tags/Group: Angkor, Angkor Thom, Buddhist Terrace
Location: Siem Reap Province > Krong Siem Reab > Sangkat Nokor Thum
MoCFA ID: 4736
AVP ID: ATV014
Trouve ID: Monument 36

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..