Ancient Remains & Temples

Wat Toul Ta Phlong

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in Kampong Khleang, on the east side of the ancient canal.

Wat Toul Tom Poung

Also recorded as Wat Maniratanaram Tuol Tompoung, it’s a contemporary monastery with a grand and quite unique pagoda located on the southwestern side of central Phnom Penh.

Wat Trabaek

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the southern side of Kong Rei Mountain. Remnants of an ancient site can be seen including two different types of pedestal and a bollard/crown piece.

Wat Traeuy Kaoh

A beautiful contemporary monastery and pagoda located in central Kampot offering beautiful views across the water to the mountain range of Phnom Bokor. It also features several shrines and contemporary stupa in Angkorian style. At the time of visit, 08/22, the pagoda was under restoration.

Wat Tralaeng Kaeng

Also recorded as Wat Traleng Keng, the beautiful contemporary and very important monastery that houses remnants of the ancient era. The large grounds feature two pagodas while ancient remains include a laterite base beneath the older of the two pagodas, ornate sema stones, and sandstone fragments. Historical info and 360 images in next update. Inscriptions … Read more

Wat Trang (Kandal)

Contemporary monastery featuring two pagodas. The older of the two pagodas, perhaps it dates to around 60-80 years old at a guess and features some beautiful murals and a grand Buddha supported by Preah Neang Kong Hing as seems typical of the period. It also houses a fragment of a Buddha on Naga statue, no … Read more

Wat Trapeang Chhouk

A contemporary monastery with a grand pagoda located on the western side of Phnom Penh.

Wat Trapeang Khat

Located in Svay Leu district near the Siem Reap-Preah Vihear border, it’s an older wood-columned vihara with several meditation huts/monks quarters that have recently been refurbished.

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 Trapeang Sala 

A contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the southwestern side of Phnom Penh. It features a couple of stupa that appear to be many decades old.

Wat Trapeang Sangke

A contemporary monastery and pagoda (date: 2000) located in Romdoh Srae Commune of Choam Khsant district, Preah Vihear.

Wat Tudongk Chamkar Doung 

Contemporary monastery and pagoda just south of central Phnom Penh. Under restoration at the time of visiting in 08/22. It features some interesting and beautiful wooden standing Buddha statues which, I wonder how old they may be.

Wat Tuol Andet

Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in Choam Khsant, Preah Vihear. According to signage, the pagoda we see today dates to 1955, whilst the site itself may have an even older history. The pagoda features beautiful murals internally and externally.

Wat Tuol Kreul

Contemporary monastery and pagoda. At the time of visiting (02/23) the pagoda was under restoration and prior to consecration with the base sema still yet to be placed.

Wat Tuol Sambo

A contemporary monastery and pagoda that was believed to be constructed upon the location of an ancient temple site. The pagoda we see today may be around 50-60 years old at a guess.

Wat Udom

Monastery site where an old wooden vihara is located to the north of which a new pagoda is being built. In between the two stands a sculpture of Nang Konghing at the foot of which is the remains of a pedestal and a lion to which the workers at the site were adamant it is … Read more

Wat Veang Chas

The old Royal Palace during the time of King Ang Duong who reigned for two periods between 1848-1860. The old vihara (pagoda) was rebuilt in the late 1990s with support from PM Hun Sen along with additional recent refurbishments. The grounds are quite large, quite pleasant, and surrounded by a vast expanse of water on … Read more

Wat Vearin 

Contemporary monastery and pagoda also known as Wat Prek Leap, located by the Mekong River just north of central Phnom Penh.

Wat Velevorn

Contemporary monastery located west of Road 68 in Chrouy Neang Nguon commune of Srei Snam district.

Wat Vihear Kuk

Contemporary pagoda and monastery located at the foot of Preah Vihear Kuk and the mountain, Phnom Chheu Kach. Opposite the pagoda is Prasat Preah Vihear Chan.

Wat Vihear Samnor

A contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring ornate leaf-style sema stone from its prior iteration, perhaps sometime in the 16-18th c. In the southwest corner of the grounds, there is an older brick stupa that may also be attributable to that era, mostly engulfed by a tree. The sala chan also features some nice murals on … Read more

Wat Vihear Thom

Also known as Wat Monisalvan Vihear Thom, what we see today is a contemporary pagoda, monastery and school in a lovely peaceful setting, all quite typical, but the site actually houses a great mystery and wonder of the ancient Khmer Empire. That story began in the early 1900s when the abbot, needing water for his … Read more

Wat Vong Borey Phnom Touch

Also known as Wat Phnom Doit, it’s a pagoda located atop a small mountain featuring numerous Buddhist sculptures. At the top, there are superb views on offer looking toward the mountain of Phnom Chheu Kach and the village of Ba Phnum. You can access the site from the south or from an eastern entrance, either … Read more