Wat Amret Han Chey
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located near the border of Kampong Cham and Kampong Thom
Ancient Remains & Temples
Wat Ang Po (Battambang)
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located around 6km west of Battambang city. Immediately west of the pagoda is an interesting development that appears at first sight to be the trace of an old banteay, perhaps similar to Kampaeng Stoeng Preah Srok just west of Siem Reap along the ancient road. Or it could just be a … Read more
Wat Angkor Chey
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that retains an older wooden sala. Note the finials.
Wat Angkor Tung Knong
Located east of the RN 6 in Baray District, the site is moat moat-surrounded mound featuring a contemporary shelter/shrine and a collection of ancient sandstone remnants from a temple that once existed here. The collection of remnants includes mostly pedestals, some of a slightly unusual nature which may have been masonry altered when the site … Read more
Wat Angsdok
Located near to Phnom Kbal Romeas in Kampot Province, Angsdok Pagoda is currently under restoration at the time of visiting in 08/22.
Wat Anlong Samnor (Chi Kreang)
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located by the river in the beautiful area of Kampong Chikreng. The sites basin has recently been redeveloped in Angkorian style and looks great while the pagoda is typical of those of the colonial era, also featuring beautiful old murals lining its inner walls and ceiling. Here, inside the pagoda … Read more
Wat Aranh Sakor
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located south central area of Siem Reap city and east of the Siem Reap River. Dating to the early-mid-19th century, it’s now over 100 years old I believe. It’s one of the older pagodas that used a lot of wood in its construction that’s been well preserved. This can be seen … Read more
Wat Aranya Raingsey
An old and characterful contemporary monastery and pagoda, also known as Wat Loak or Loak Pagoda, is located around 8km east of the Siem Reap city center. The site features an older pagoda that must be well over 100 years old adjacent to which a contemporary pagoda has been built, itself with some quite unique … Read more
Wat Arey Kasap
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located at the southeastern foothill of Phnom Oudong.
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 Balat
Contemporary monastery and pagoda in the northeast of Battambang city and on the west bank of the Sangker River. It features beautiful decorative wood reliefs in its pediments, I am not sure of the age, but perhaps around mid to late-1900s.
Wat Banak
The contemporary monastery also recorded as Banork Pagoda houses several ancient remnants including a reclining Buddha atop the balan. It’s noted that two pre-Angkorian Buddha statues were found here (also see Cisark #1349). Dalet also recorded an ancient Buddha statue seen here noting it as “early Khmer art” (6-7th century) Inscription References
Wat Banan
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located at the foot of Phnom Banan and its ancient temple.
Wat Banteay Chas
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that features remnants of an older brick stupa of the 20th century on its eastern side. It was marked as “146” on Henri Parmentier’s map from 1935.
Wat Banteay Dei
Located in central Pursat city, it’s an older pagoda retaining its original inner murals, decorative pediments, and features. I am not sure of its exact foundation date, perhaps what we see dates to around the mid-1900s. The pagoda also features a beautifully decorated balan (pedestal for the Buddha) and outside, an equally beautifully decorated stupa. … Read more
Wat Banteay Kbal Chen
Originally believed to be a late-10th century or early 11th century brick temple that had a central shrine flanked on either side by library buildings. Today, only the laterite outer wall remains, with only scattered remnants of the original temple seen, such as colonette fragments and sandstone plinths. The walled area has been filled with … Read more
Wat Banteay Russei
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that retains three stele/Buddhist boundary markers in two separate Neak Ta shelters. The boundary markers, around 1m in height, are interesting for depicting Angkorian style niches inset with the standing Buddha. One is heavily damaged, another features reasonably refined carving albeit eroded while other in a second shelter is less less … Read more
Wat Banteay Srei (Damdek)
Contemporary Monastery and pagoda located beside the ancient temple Banteay Srei (Damdek). Images: April 2022.
Wat Banteay Stong
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that houses several remains of an ancient temple, including pedestals, lions, boundary markers, diagraphic stele, along with sema stones of later eras.
Wat Barach Vanaram
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the southern region of Ksach Kandal district nearby the Mekong River.
Wat Baray
Monastery built on the site of an ancient temple. Several remnants are collected on the western side of the pagoda including an ornate pediment fragment, chaitya/bollard, a very decayed lintel and other pieces. The pediment fragment is the most artistically intersting, featuring a depiction of Brahma (sadly beheaded) flanked by two “angels”. The contemporary pagoda … Read more
Wat Baray (Takeo)
Surrounded by a moat that is unusually accessed from the west, are the partially standing remains of a rectangular brick temple that is today flanked by a pagoda and monastery. It’s also called Choub Poul Temple of Wat Baray. The brick temple is a little unusual in that it is a rectangular construction and devoid … Read more
Wat Baup
A contemporary monastery and pagoda on the eastern side of Phnom Srok. Nearby the chedi there is a collection of older sema stones.
Wat Bo Pagoda (Siem Reap)
Also known as Wat Raja Bo, it’s a contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the central area of Siem Reap city and east of the Siem Reap River. It’s also one of the older pagodas in the city and highly regarded for preserving murals of Khmer Reamker (Hindu Ramayana Epic). The heritage structures and murals … Read more
Wat Boeng (Balang)
Location of a contemporary monastery and pagoda that is also the location of an ancient site known as Prasat Samroang Preah Theat or Tuol Balang. The site features a new pagoda and an older wooden vihara/pagoda. The olden wooden vihara is perhaps not as old as it looks, but its foundations may well date to … Read more
Wat Boeung Tbong
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that features remains from an 8th-century site and some from the post-Angkorian era of the 15th-19th century. The collection is incredibly fascinating, including the lintel that appears to still retain rendering in one of its medallions, if it is, that is something quite incredible. Other remnants include a moonstone, sandstone plinths, … Read more