Wat Cranok
Small contemporary monastery in Kampong Leng. Several ancient statues and an inscribed stele (from nearby sites) were once held here.
Ancient Remains & Temples
Wat Da
A contemporary monastery that has a steam locomotive and passenger carriage on display! I don’t know but I will try to find out and update! The site also has a collection of curious bollards (?), ancient or not? Update: In my travels, I’d later learn that they are base sema that are deposited in wells … Read more
Wat Damnak
Wat Damnak is a contemporary Buddhist monastery and pagoda located nearby the Siem Reap River on the southeast side of the city center. The large and pretty grounds are also home to a primary school and the Center for Khmer Studies. Fascinatingly, it also features remnants of an ancient temple site, likely of the Angkorian … Read more
Wat Damrei Senchey
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located just northwest of the northwest corner of the Angkor Thom Moat. Photos from 2019
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 Dangtong
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the west bank of the Tonle Sap River near Longvek. It has been redeveloped in recent times while at the corner of the pagoda, fragments of a sandstone votive stupa can be seen that may date to the Longvek-Oudong era of the 17th-19th centuries.
Wat Dei Doh
Also recorded as Dei Doh Pagoda, it sits by the bank of the Mekong River in Kampong Cham city. Featuring some freshly painted stupas (I’m not sure how old), what appears to be an ancient pair of lions, plus a giant Buddha statue.
Wat Dey Krahorm
Contemporary monastery and pagoda. Note whilst the pagoda was locked on our visit, a peak through the window suggests it has an interesting upper band of murals.
Wat Ek Phnom – Battambang
Wat Ek Phnom, or Ek Phnom Pagoda, is located 8 km north of Battambang city featuring the remains of an 11th-century ancient temple fronted by a contemporary pagoda that also features a giant Buddha statue. The ancient temple, part in ruin, is a square sandstone shrine with a “library” building enclosed by an outer wall … Read more
Wat Ek Rainsy
Also noted as Wat Ek Rungsey, is a contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the west bank of the Sangker River, about 8km north of central Battambang city. It houses a replica of the chaitya object seen at Wat Kdol Don Teav and also remnants from the vihara preceding the pagoda we see today, including … Read more
Wat Enteak Komar
Also recorded as Vat Eng Khna, Wat Prasat Noren Enkoma, Neak Vihear, and other names. It is a site where stunning ancient temple remains were found in the 1900s and today features a beautiful old wooden vihara that is demarcated with ornate sema stones. To the east is a large basin. Located north of Kampong … Read more
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 Har
A contemporary monastery and pagoda in Dangkao District. The previous pagoda was intriguingly built on a double substructure of brick and jars as recorded by Bruno Bruguier along with housing a stupa/chaitya depicting four images of the Buddha. The pagoda has been refreshed in recent times and, being locked on the last visit, it’s unknown … Read more
Wat Hem Van
Contemporary pagoda and monastery of Srey Noy with its outer walls adorned with 3D imagery of Khmer Buddhist tales.
Wat Indakosa
Also recorded as Wat Preah An Kau Saa/Wat Preah Indakosa and Wat Enkosa, a contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the north of the Siem Reap city center, alongside the Siem Reap River. The pagoda is demarcated by sima pairs that may be from the original foundations of the site in the 16th century while … Read more
Wat Kakoh (Santuk)
Buddhist monastery housing ancient remains including inscribed stele (registered under K. 146), sema stone, lintels, and pedestals. The pagoda is quite unusual formed in a cross rising up on a double-tiered platform with its doors boarded shut, hopefully in lieu of restoration works. On the east side of the pagoda are two shelters containing relics … Read more
Wat Kambao Or
Located just north of Spean Khmeng on the ancient East Road that joined Angkor to Preah Khan of Kampong Svay. Wat Kambao Or is a contemporary Buddhist pagoda featuring several ancient road markers. The ancient road markers seen here are similar to those seen near Spean Praptos on the Southeast Road and others at Wat … Read more
Wat Kampaeng
Also recorded as Wat Kampeng, located behind the monastery’s pagoda is an ancient square brick temple on a raised laterite base tightly surrounded by funerary stupas. The brick temple opens to the east with a short forebody with a sandstone doorframe where remnants of round brick columns are seen flanking the doorway which also has … Read more
Wat Kampong Kdei
Contemporary monastery and pagoda in central Kampong Kdei. Several ancient remnants were found here. On the eastern side of the pagoda, there is a small shelter housing some curious objects.
Wat Kampong Khleang
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in Kampong Khleang, on the west side of the ancient canal. Market stalls abound and on the east side of the pagoda, you can take the hire boat to cruise the waterways, see Kampong Khleang Floating Village.
Wat Kampong Luong (Angkor Borei)
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the river bank of Angkor Borei. A seated Buddha statue was removed from the pagoda here and now resides in the Phnom Penh National Museum. According to Nancy Dowling’s study, the statue likely dates to 660-665 AD. The statue was lacquered which, researchers discovered had taken place in four … Read more