Wat Sovan Tacho
A beautiful contemporary monastery and pagoda located in Ta Chou Village, Kandal Province.
Ancient Remains & Temples
Wat Ganapti
Also recorded as Wat Pich Mkod/Pich Mkot (Wat Ganapti follows Google’s naming). It’s an older and characterful pagoda featuring murals on its outer walls, ornate pediment, unique sema stones demarcating the pagoda along with a chaitya/stupa that perhaps held the original consecration deposit. A beautiful trail leads through the adjacent forest featuring several more smaller … Read more
Wat Sovann Sakor
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the northern region of Lvea Em district nearby the Mekong River.
Wat Barach Vanaram
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the southern region of Ksach Kandal district nearby the Mekong River.
Wat Areyksat
Contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring several older stupa and quite unique murals inside the pagoda. At the time of visiting (08/22) it was under restoration. Located in the southern region of Ksach Kandal district nearby the Mekong River.
Wat Svaychroum
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the southern region of Ksach Kandal district nearby the Mekong River.
Wat Prek Luong
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the bank of the Mekong with views across to Phnom Penh. Nearby, on the north side of the monastery grounds, you can take the vehicle ferry across to Koh Oknha Tei, one of the islands of the Mekong River.
Wat Prey Baing
Contemporary monastery and pagoda, one of the oldest in the region and part of the trio together with Yeay Bang (Meban) and Wat Sithor. The site features its original sema stones demarcating the lower level with contemporary sema stones demarcating the upper level. Around 160 east of the site, on the opposite side of the … Read more
Wat Kandal Koh Sotin
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the middle of Koh Pen, Kampong Cham. The site features a beautiful pagoda and several interesting funerary stupa/chedi and sema.
Wat Kbal Koh Sotin
Contemporary monastery and pagoda on the southeast side of Koh Pen, Kampong Cham. The site features a beautiful pagoda and several interesting funerary stupa/chedi.
Wat Kaoh Pen
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on Koh Pen, just south of the city of Kampong Cham. The pagoda features unique and fascinating murals lining its inner walls along with a large and ornate funerary stupa.
Wat Preah Moha Kuntakod
A beautiful contemporary monastery and pagoda, especially so at night, located west of the river on the north side of Battambang city. These shots at dusk 4th Feb 2022 In the day time, 19 Aug 2023
Wat Sangke
Known for its monumental Angkor-era style gate, Sangke Pagoda is a contemporary monastery and pagoda, located in the heart of central Battambang city just west of the river. Historical Notes This pagoda, named Wat-Song-Ke, is a stone chapel, very small and decorated with a facade quite similar to those of the most modest village churches; … Read more
Wat Po Knong
Also recorded as Po Knong Pagoda. Contemporary monastery and pagoda in the heart of Battambang city and east of the river.
Wat Slaketh
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that features in pop culture, located just north of the heart of Battambang city, and west of the river. The grounds are quite nice, and large, featuring numerous shrines along with some older colonial-style annex buildings. Photos from a visit in 2022
Wat Kdol Don Teav
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located just north of the heart of Battambang city, and west of the river. Featuring a grand stupa and remains of another. According to locals, the pagoda was once fortified, and the cannons that are seen sitting in front of the governor’s palace/former provincial hall came from here but that needs … Read more
Wat Damrey Sor
Contemporary monastery and pagoda in the heart of Battambang city, located just west of the Battambang Provincial Museum. According to the local government, the site had its foundations in 1793, becoming a hermitage for monks, and between 1895 and 1905, the pagoda was built and restored in recent times. It’s notable for extraordinary embossed art, … Read more
Wat Banan
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located at the foot of Phnom Banan and its ancient temple.
Wat Sovan Bopharam Thmor Koul
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in Thmor Koul, Battambang Province Update: on a revisit in late 2023 (see here) we noticed there are some red sandstone doorframes from an ancient temple
Preah Teat Tuol Phlong Stupa
Contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring a wooden stupa as a memorial to the victims of the Khmer Rouge.
Wat Ruessei Cheah
A beautiful old contemporary monastery and pagoda that’s under restoration (as of mid-2022)
Wat Trapeang Khnach Ropeak
A vast Buddhist-themed area featuring numerous contemporary shrines and a large basin. Interestingly, the site houses a number of ancient remains, including pedestals and what may or may not be an ancient linga stone. Nearby is the Teuk Chob Khnar Po Community Forest (Khmer: ព្រៃសហគមន៍ទឹកជប់ខ្នារពោធិ៍). Photos from the site visit in June 2021 2024
Wat Damrei Senchey
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located just northwest of the northwest corner of the Angkor Thom Moat. Photos from 2019
Wat Svay Dongkum
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located west of the Siem Reap city center. Photos from 2019