A map and list of all the ancient temples and archeological sites in the Angkor region. See this list and map for all the sites in Siem Reap province.
Note: This list includes sites that may not be cleared and prepared for visiting. For visitor-friendly sites, and the ancient temple highlights for the area, see our guide to Angkor Archeological Park.
Preah Palilay (Khmer: ប្រាសាទព្រះបាលិលេយ្យ) is a small but fascinating ancient temple located in Angkor Thom, only a short walk to the north-west of Terrace of Leper King and Tep Pranam. The site’s contemporary name, Preah Palilay, has the meaning Sacred Forest of Palilay whilst the original site name is unknown. At its eastern entrance it … Read more
Located in Angkor Thom, north of the causeway that leads from Victory Gate to the Royal Palace, the North Khleang is a large sandstone structure configuring of long galleried halls enclosing a courtyard with a small shrine at its center. It is duplicated, almost identically by the South Khleang, all of which are fronted by … Read more
Located in Angkor Thom flanking the causeway that leads to the ancient Royal Palace from the Gate of Victory, the South Khleang is mirrored to its north by the North Khleang and fronted by the stunning towers collectively known as Sour Prat. Whilst it mirrors the North Khleang in location and style the two have … Read more
Kor Sak Temple, or Preah Pithu T, is located in Angkor Thom and is one of the five temples that make up what is known as Preah Pithu Group which are located to the northeast of the ancient Royal Palace. The ancient temple was originally dedicated to Vishnu, opening to the west with a large … Read more
Prasat Chorm, or Preah Pithu U, or Chorm Temple, is a small sandstone temple, surrounded by a wall, and sharing an “island” created by an outer moat with Preah Pithu T (Kor Sak Temple). The outer wall, with entrances at each cardinal point, leads to the small cruciform shaped temple that rises up on a … Read more
Located just north of Bayon and featuring a monumental Buddha statue, it’s one of the many Buddhist terraces attributed to the post-Angkor period created using recycled masonry from prior ancient sites. It is a simple but large terrace, formed by a platform of laterite blocks recorded as 90 meters by 24 meters that rises around … Read more
Differing from others in the Preah Pithu group, Ta Tuot is a Buddhist Temple converted from an earlier Hindu temple sometime around the 14th century. It is a sandstone temple atop a large and tall platform atop of which is a stepped pyramid-style base with four stairways leading to the central shrine also with entrances … Read more
Preah Pithu V, or Duan Mea Temple, is an early 12th Century Hindu temple located in Angkor Thom. It is part of what is known as the Preah Pithu Group which references five temples that are clustered together, although, not necessarily constructed at the same time. The site does not feature a foundation inscription and … Read more
Preah Pithu Y, or Kandork Yeak Temple, is a 12th-century sandstone temple located in Angkor Thom. It was originally dedicated to Vishnu. It is one of the five temples in the Preah Pithu Group and differs greatly from the other four in many ways. Similar though is the fact that it sits atop a large … Read more
Located inside Angkor Thom along the route from Bayon to the West Gate (Ta Kev) it is also known as Western Top Temple, Monument 486 or West Tob. The site is recorded officially as dating to the 10th century, although a 9th-century inscription was found with the site receiving alterations taking place from the 13th … Read more
Also known as Prasat Mangalartha and Eastern Top Temple, it is located inside Angkor Thom down a narrow dirt track that comes off the road leading to Victory Gate. It is one of the last significant Hindu temples, if not the very last built in Angkor (or at least the last dedicated), and while being … Read more
Known as Spean Thmor, or Spean Thma (Khmer: ស្ពានថ្ម) in Angkor Archeological Park is an ancient sandstone bridge located west of Ta Keo. It was built on the former path of the Siem Reap River between Angkor Thom and the Eastern Baray and it was rebuilt/constructed sometime between the 13-17th century, officially recorded as the 17th … Read more
Located east of the Royal Palace in Angkor Thom, just off the road that leads to Victory gate, it is the best preserved of Angkor Thom’s Buddhist Terraces. As a brief intro, and there is more here including links to new research, there are over 70 of these terraces and structures within the Angkor Thom … Read more
Chau Say Tevoda (Khmer: ប្រាសាទចៅសាយទេវតា) is a temple at Angkor Archeological Park, Siem Reap Cambodia. It is located just east of Angkor Thom before the Victory Gate and directly opposite Thommanon Temple. Chau Say Tevoda is often overlooked on a tour of the temples which is a shame, as it is, in my mind at least, … Read more
Thommanon Temple is a small but very ornate temple featuring beautiful bas-relief pediments located east of the Victory Gate of Angkor Thom and north of Chau Say Tevoda. Although no foundation inscription was found, it is dated by art style to the late 11th or early 12th century and generally attributed to the reign of … Read more
Located west of Ta Keo temple, it is one of the many ‘hospital chapels’ built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII. The site layout is typical of that construction type featuring a single sandstone temple with a false story superstructure, a hall/mandapa extending east, and then, enclosed by an outer wall with entrance gopura. … Read more
Prasat Ta Keo is another grand example of the ancient Khmer concept of the “temple mountain” featuring a monumental stepped-pyramid base topped with five massive towers. Located east of Angkor Thom, north of Angkor Wat, and on the west side of the East Baray, it is dated to the 11th century. Visiting Ta Keo Temple … Read more
Ta Prohm temple is located 3 km northeast of Angkor Wat, and around 12 km northeast of Siem Reap city. It is an ancient Buddhist monastic complex that was constructed in 1186 AD under the reign of the Khmer King, Jayavarman VII, and is popularly known in modern culture as the “Tomb Raider Temple”. The … Read more
Banteay Kdei Temple is a charming ancient temple located opposite the grand basin of Srah Srang to which it was once connected. Built in the mid-12th to early 13th centuries during the reign of King Jayavarman VII, it is in the Bayon architectural style, with a flat layout plan similar to the nearby Ta Prohm … Read more
Srah Srang (Khmer: ស្រះស្រង់) is a reservoir at Angkor, Cambodia, located south of the East Baray and east of Banteay Kdei. Srah Srang measures 700 by 350 m, lined by laterite blocks capped with sandstone featuring a landing stage/terrace on its western side and an island temple at its center. It is cruciform, flanked by … 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
Prasat Bat Chum (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបាទជុំ) is a small temple located to the northeast of Angkor Wat and south of Srah Srang. It features three brick shrines aligned on a north-south axis and open to the east. According to its inscription, it was conceived by Kavindrarimathana, a Buddhist minister of Khmer king Rajendravarman, at the middle … Read more
Pre Rup (Khmer: ប្រាសាទប្រែរូប) is a grand brick temple with a quincunx of towers rising from a pyramid base to form the “temple mountain”, an architectural concept of the ancient Khmer to represent the sacred Mount Meru in Hindu beliefs. Located around 5km to the northeast of Angkor Wat, which it predates, it was built … Read more
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Prasat Leak Neang is a small temple located opposite Pre Rup inside Angkor Archaeological Park. According to an inscription, the building dates from 960 and was built in the era of king Rajendravarman II (reign 944 to 968 AD). The single brick temple has a square base, 4.5 m a side and rises up with … Read more
The East Mebon (Khmer: ប្រាសាទមេបុណ្យខាងកើត) is a 10th Century temple built during the reign of King Rajendravarman (reign 944 to 968 AD) at the center of the massive reservoir, Yasodharatataka Baray. Known as the East Baray today, it has been dry for many centuries, but in its day, this temple would have been an island … Read more
The East Baray (Yasodharatataka) is a vast basin 2 x 7 km that now sits dry. Built in the early 10th century during the reign of King Yasovarman, although a little smaller than the later West Baray, it is believed to have held a staggering 50 million cubic meters of water with a depth of … Read more
Tor Temple (Khmer: ប្រាសាទទ), or Prasat To, is located north of Banteay Samre at the edge of what once would have been the East Baray. Three, of what appears to have been four buildings, are still standing and constructed almost entirely from laterite. There are sandstone doorways with two featuring lintels which appear to have … Read more
Banteay Samre, or Banteay Samrae, is perhaps one of the most beautiful of the smaller ancient temple sites, almost rivalling the popular Banteay Srei site. It is located about 10 km to the northeast of Angkor Wat and near the eastern edge of the ancient East Baray. Visiting Banteay Samre Being outside the main temple … Read more