Partial remains of a 9th-century brick temple. Amongst the great mass of brick rubble, a remaining part of the original structure can still be seen and a large gaping hole that would have been the central shrine and deposit well. An ancient pedestal can be seen only partly excavated along with a beautiful ornate round … Read more
Prasat Kol, located north of National Road 6 in Srayang Commune features a single laterite temple with the remains of a “library” building which are surrounded by an outer laterite wall with an entrance gopura on the east. The central shrine is still partly standing, tall square laterite construction that opens to the east with … Read more
Located on the north side of Kulen Mountain in Svay Leu District, it’s also known as Khlong Ka (or Khluń Kar), Ta Nhan, and Prasat Yoni. It is believed to be a 12th c temple although there is no inscription or even architectural decoration to help determine its era. It’s a single shrine, rectangular, built … Read more
Located north of Prey Veng village and south of Tel Village in Preah Vihear province, Prasat Kon Chen (also known as Pr. Kon Chin) is a small temple site related to the nearby grand temple of Phnom Sandak. It’s a building type that the French researchers from the early 1900s would label “Palais” and features … Read more
Originally a group of three brick temples, partially standing today is the central tower. The site was built upon a small rise that is surrounded by a moat and it’s recorded that there is a related basin in the northeast. The remaining tower is only standing on two sides and opens to the east with … Read more
Prasat Kon Ko, also recorded as Khna Makhop which is a name also given to the temple located 1km away to the northeast. Prasat Kon Ko is built atop a natural sandstone platform which also seemingly supplied sandstone to build the site. The site features a single shrine, cruciform in shape and opening to the … Read more
Remains of a group of three brick temples with a long “library” immediately fronting the south tower which is preceded by the remains of an entrance gopura, a moat, and then another large laterite gopura which may have joined to a wall but little remains of such are seen. While the site is quite ruinous, … Read more
Prasat Kong Bong is recorded as originally being a group of two brick temples, opening to the east, with moat and basin in the east. Only a base structure of the north tower remains visible but it is particularly special if that is in fact the original final coating still seen on the remaining molded … Read more
Also known as Kong Phlouk Temple. It is an unusual site (for the Angkor area), featuring a stepped laterite pyramid, and not to be missed on an excursion to Beng Mealea. The site is found at the southeast corner of the baray of Beng Mealea and is unusually aligned on a north-south axis. According to … Read more
Also known as Kok Chak, a group of two brick temples aligned north-south and open to the east with sandstone door frames framed by octagonal columns. A side of each doorframe features short inscriptions that are registered under K 521. The site was originally surrounded by a moat (now dry). Recently, an APSARA team carried … Read more
Part of the Han Chey group of temples and this one, sometimes recorded as Han Chey North I, is located by the edge of the Mekong River and dates back to the 7th Century under the reign of King Isanarvarman I during the Chenla era. It has similarities to the temple near Phnom Da, namely … Read more
Area just north of the Phnom Bakheng east-west featuring laterite remains with basins to the east and west. In early 2020 it was an open archeological site and by mid-2020 it had been covered over once more. Gallery
Prasat Krachap of Koh Ker was originally a group of five square brick temples built on a common terrace. The site features some beautiful lintels with grand entrance frontons, and a series of inscriptions on pillars at the site, while most of the central brick temples are in ruin they originally formed a quincunx. The … Read more
Recorded as Prasat Kre in the 1900s by the French explorer and geographer, Etienne Lunet de Lajonquiere, the site features the remains of a three-brick temple group with an outer laterite wall and moat. Locals know it by Kon Krang or Koun Kreng (Khmer: ប្រាសាទ កូនគ្រែង) as it is recorded likewise on Google Maps. The site … Read more
Recently restored, Kraham Temple, or the Red Temple (due to the color of bricks used), was originally a group of three temples built in the 9th century and aligned north-south while opening to the east. Today only the southern temple remains to be seen, with the middle temple no longer seen and the northern temple … Read more
Set among the plains of Choam Khsant District, Prei Vihear Province, Prasat Kraham is a square brick temple that opens to the east with false doors on the other side formed by the brickwork. Remnants of the lintel and decorated door column can be seen at the site. Note: At Jan 2022, the site does … Read more
A small square brick temple that opens to the north with a false door on its southern side. Inside the temple is a small shelter housing some remains and offerings and remains of a pedestal.
Located on the northern side of Phnom Kulen in Svay Leu district, and also known as Prasat Kro Nhung, it is the remains of a brick temple with two laterite annex buildings, with an outer enclosure wall with gopura on the east side, a moat, and a large basin in the northeast. On visiting the … Read more
A partially cleared area where you can see the remains of a laterite wall. According to reports in the mid-1900s by Henri Mauger, the locals called it a turtle pit while he suggested it to be more likely for elephants or rhinoceros having the remains of an outer laterite wall with two openings enclosing a … Read more
Located atop Kulen Mountain adjacent to the popular waterfall, as far as I know, Prasat Kraol Romeas is Cambodia’s only temple that has a river running through it. While the majority of the temple site is located on the eastern side of the river, there are remains of the outer enclosure wall found on the … Read more
Remains of a laterite temple with “library” and outer enclosure. The site is very easy to access being close by to road 62. As mentioned it is a walled site that featured a large entrance gopura on its east side with tall central temple that unusually opened on all four sides along with showing signs … Read more
Prasat Kravan (Khmer: ប្រាសាទក្រវាន់) is a 10th-century temple constructed in the era of Harshavarman I (reign circa 910-922 AD) consisting of five brick towers. The temple was dedicated to Vishnu in 921 AD, according to the inscription. It’s a site that is often skipped, which is a shame, as the style of bas-relief carvings here … Read more
Also recorded as Aur Krauch Temple, and located around 5km southeast of Sra’aem, it’s the remains of three sandstone temples built upon a common terrace. The three towers open to the east with only the southern tower still standing. The central tower of the three has mostly collapsed barring part of its north wall and … Read more
A mound of an ancient site where the moat still survives along with a laterite block. Google Maps has it noted as Prasat Takong.
Also known as Tob Temple and signposted as Rup Arak which is a name also given to the temple site further to the west on this same route. It is a single brick temple attributed to the 9th century.
A temple site where all we see today is a mound of bricks surrounding the deposit well with what may be the outline of a larger laterite base. A broken linga pedestal sits atop the site.
An ancient temple site where all that remains are mounds of bricks, what may be the central well of the temple, and long sandstone plinths. There are two other sites just north in a very similar state.
Krol Ko Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Angkor Archeological Park, Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was built at the end of the 12th century, in Bayon style, under the rule of king Jayavarman VII (reign 1181–1218 AD). To its south is the famous Neak Pean island temple of the Jaytataka Baray. The ancient … Read more
Krol Romeas, or Kraol Romeas, (not to be confused with the site of the same name north of Angkor Thom) which was once the outlet for the long dried-up East Baray. Krol Romeas features two long laterite walls running parallel at 30m apart and each wall has a staircase halfway along that meets a causeway … Read more
Krol Romeas, or Kraol Romeas, is the mysterious stone circle that is rarely visited by tourists even though it is hidden just off the Grand Circuit ofAngkor Archaeological Park. Believed to have possibly been an elephant pen, elephant bathing area, or maybe even a part of a water hydraulic system. Its original purpose can only … Read more