Étienne François Aymonier (1844-1929), with local Cambodian assistants, was the first to comprehensively survey the temples and archaeological ruins of Cambodia and the greater ancient Khmer Empire. This work was published in three volumes: Le Cambodge I, II, & III (1900-1904). The map below features the sites in present-day Cambodia, that were documented in those volumes.
The ancient temple of Neam Rup, also known as Prasat Neam Roub, dates back to the early 11th century and is completely formed of sandstone, once featuring three towers and an outer moat, 195 m x 200 m, which still surrounds the site today. Interestingly, the site features a second moat, 530 m x 560 … Read more
Also known as Srâlau (Pr.). Prasat Sralao (ប្រាសាទស្រឡៅ) is a remote temple around 20km north-northwest of Siem Reap and 16km from Angkor Wat. The site is quite ruinous but quite interesting at least for those with a keen interest in ancient temple architecture. The site features three brick towers built on a common platform with … Read more
Located on the site of Wat Kralanh, a contemporary monastery whose pagoda is built around the remnants of the ancient temple site. Formerly a group of three brick temples, one small part of a tower wall can be seen standing at the rear of the pagodas platform, which is interestingly formed of laterite. From Lunet … Read more
Also recorded as Wat Atheb Dai. A beautiful village monastery and pagoda that rests upon what was once an ancient temple site. The pagoda itself is surrounded by the sites original moat and atop the platform of the pagoda, a large collection of sandstone remains from the ancient 10th-century temple can be seen. In the … Read more
Also known as Baymet, Baymat, or Baimiet Temple (same as the name of the village). Wrapped in thorny overgrowth it’s difficult to determine much about its layout (06/21) bar sneaking a peek through to see a false door on one side, an entry on the other, and an array of tumbled laterite pieces. Cisark notes … Read more
The location of what was a group of 6 temples inc. library or annex buildings, an outer wall with entrance gopura.
Location of what was a group of six temples, with library or annex buildings. Artifacts removed under registration numbers K. 242, K. 243 and K. 501.
A modern monastery to the east of which are scant remains of an ancient site that was once three temples with a gopura (?) and moat. Inscriptions were recorded and registered under K. 240 and K. 241.
Scattered remains of a brick temple. Site where statues, lintel, column, and bollard were found and removed and registered under K. 250.
Scattered brick and sandstone pieces. Site where sculptures and inscription K. 238 was found.
Also known as Kol Temple, Prasat Kdei Ta Kom Thom is a fascinating and extremely ruinous site that from even a quick glance, one can tell that this would have been perhaps one of the most beautiful sites in Angkor, alongside the ranks of Banteay Srei albeit much smaller. It’s recorded as dating to the … Read more
Also known as Rong Damrei Temple and Prasat Ta Kam, it is located to the east of Prasat Kdei Ta Kom Thom (or Kol Temple). It features the partially standing remains of a laterite temple that had an annex building (library) and outer wall with a large basin in the east. It is noted that … Read more
Site features the ruinous remains of a laterite building known to be one of the many firehouse/resthouses that were built along the ancient road. The site is heavily overgrown (03/22) but its typical shape is easily noticeable, a tower with a forebody/hall leading east and a series of windows in the southern wall. There are … Read more
Preah Phnom temple is located in Angkor Chum District of Siem Reap Province, about 65km from Siem Reap city. It is a group of five square brick temples set on a large rise with two annex buildings or ‘libraries’, and moat (dry and partly consumed by farmland), and large basin in the north. Interestingly, from … Read more
Remains of a three brick temple group, surrounded by an outer wall with a large basin in the east.
Prasat Kok Mon is another of the many “firehouse” that lined the ancient roads of the Khmer Empire acting as the temple of a larger resting area. Sharing the same basic layout as other “firehouses” this one is constructed of laterite with three sandstone framed windows in its south wall. The temple has several curiosities … Read more
Located northeast of Srei Snam, it’s a walled group of three brick temples, mostly in ruin. The site features a laterite outer wall with an entrance gopura on the east and on the west (not sure about the south and north). Wall and Gopura – The east gopura appears as though it would have been … Read more
Also recorded as Prasat Don Tei and Daun Tei, it’s the site of an ancient brick temple that was surrounded by a moat. At the site today several remnants can still be seen including a beautiful makara-naga corner piece, a lintel fragment with an image of kala, a pink sandstone pedestal, a small grinding table, … Read more
A late 9th-century “Yasodharacrama“, or “Hermitage of Yasovarman”, this one dedicated to Shivaism. During the reign of King Yasovarman, several acrama (asrama, ashram, ashrama) for the study of various religious sects were built. The stele carrying the inscription registered under K.279 was revealed by Aymonier in the 18th c and the laterite structure by Trouve … Read more
Kapilapura is located northeast of Angkor Wat and you can reach the site by foot or bike by following the dirt trail around the north side of the outer moat towards the northeast corner where you’ll notice a trail heading north following that for just a minute or two. The site included a brick temple … Read more
A contemporary monastery near where a bollard was found with an inscription registered under K. 897. The 1900s French explorer, Aymonier, briefly noted the site. Sima stones are seen that pre-date the present-day pagoda, which may date to around the 80s or 90s. Inscription K. 897/K. 251: Discovered in 1939, it is described as a … Read more
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
Monastery built upon the site of an ancient temple, also where an inscribed stele was found believed to have originated from Wat Lo