Also known as Prah Vihar, or Vihara, Buddhist Terrace, or Terrasse Bouddhique. The latter a name coined in 1918 by the French conservationist, Henri Marchal, to describe terrace structures related to Theravada Buddhism in ancient Angkor. Currently, it’s also an active field of research via the Angkor Vihara Project/APSARA Read More
At the eastern entrance to the 9th-century temple, Prasat Phnom Krom (Khmer: ប្រាសាទភ្នំក្រោម), an array of remnants from a Buddhist Terrace can be seen. Buddhist Terrace is a term used on this site for Theravada Buddhist structures from the late/post-Angkorian era, they may also be called preah vihear, prah vihar, or vihara. In the collection … Read more
Preah Enkosei Temple, was built (or at least restored) in the 10th century under the reign of King Rajendravarman II (r. 944-968), whilst the pagoda we see today dates to at least prior to 1941. However, the site also has a collection of sima stones in differing styles lying around in different spots, although I … Read more
Prasat Kravan (Khmer: ប្រាសាទក្រវាន់) is a 10th-century temple consisting of five brick towers. Meanwhile, one tower features a pedestal flanked by sema stone, indicating the site may have been in use in the late/post-Angkor era under Theravada Buddhism. Also notable is the building/terrace of which only its base remains on the southeast side of the … Read more
Located inside the outermost enclosure on the west side, and south of the causeway of Ta Prohm temple, sits a Buddhist Terrace structure from a later era, suggested to be around the late Angkor/early post-Angkorian era. The rectangular terrace sits on an east-west axis with a raised pedestal/balan at its western end. This balan appears … Read more
Located inside the third enclosure of Banteay Kdei temple, on the eastern side south of the causeway, are the remnants of a Buddhist Terrace and what may be a chedi or reliquary. It’s thought that both would post date the 12th-13th century date of the site and belong to the late/post-Angkor era. The terrace is … Read more
Located on the west side of Preah Khan, inside the outer enclosure and north of the causeway, are the remnants of a Buddhist Terrace likely constructed in the late/post-Angkor era, long after the temple’s 12th-13th century heyday. The rectangular area formed by laterite, most likely sourced from the temple proper, is demarcated by sandstone leaf-shaped … Read more
The remains here are part of a group that was surveyed in the early 1900s and labelled “Groupe n° 5”. The site has been surveyed in recent times under the Angkor Vihara Project and given the identifier ATV030. Further to the east are two more sites that make up Group 5, which are ATV028 and … Read more
Located south of the East Gate Road, east of the Bayon Temple, is an unusual Buddhist Terrace structure that was recorded by Henri Marchal in 1918 and, in recent times, has been under research by the Angkor Vihara Project. The Buddhist Terrace structures of the late/post-Angkorian era found throughout Angkor Thom and surrounding sites typically … Read more
Located in the forest area south of the East Gate Road, Monument 65 is a Buddhist Terrace suggested to be from the late Angkor/post-Angkor era. On visiting in October 2025, the site is heavily overgrown but what can be seen is the outline of an elongated laterite terrace, demarcated by double leaf-shaped sema, still standing … Read more
An as yet unprepared site for visitors (05/2021). The site was originally noted by Henri Marchal back in the 1900s as group of two sites, Terrace B and this one, B2. Both are related to Theravadan Buddhism that became predominant in the post God-King era/late Angkor period. The site, overgrown, features a tall stepped structure, … Read more
An uncleared site and unprepared for visitors. Located along the northeastern edge of the Beng Thom (a large basin) is a mostly continuous mound running east-west of almost 250 m in length and perhaps 30 m wide and several meters tall. On its northeastern end can be seen a laterite structure, a sandstone plinth, various … Read more
An uncleared site featuring remains of a terrace (or two?). Believed to be a Buddhist Terrace. Only scant remains can be seen among the overgrowth including sema stones, a structure base, and other laterite and sandstone blocks (03/2021). Gallery Around 95 m to the southwest further remains of laterite and sandstone
A ruinous and uncleared site that is believed to be a “Buddhist Terrace”. Brickwork, laterite, and sandstone can be seen along with remnants of a stone garuda and sandstone pedestals. It is located in the forested area of Angkor Thom, north of the South Gate and east of the South Gate road. In the early … Read more
An uncleared and partially excavated site, now overgrown, where several pedestals can be seen, some molded sandstone plinths, and sema stone featuring the god Yama (God of Death/Justice and the Underworld). While the site as we see it today is believed to be the remnants of a Buddhist Terrace of the late or post-Angkor period, … Read more
An uncleared site that has been partially excavated. A sema stone can be seen and a sandstone pedestal atop a raised mound.
An overgrown and uncleared site (05/2021) that is believed to be a “Buddhist Terrace”. At the site several sandstone plinths can be seen, sema stones, pedestal, and a long raised laterite and brick structure (uncleared) that features a square 1-2 m stepped structure at its western end. Gallery Contemporary Research In research conducted under the … Read more
A ruinous, overgrown, and uncleared site that is believed to be a “Buddhist Terrace”. The only remains to be seen at ground level are that of a sandstone pedestal and several sandstone plinths. Gallery
A small “Buddhist Terrace” that has been recently reconstructed featuring a modern Buddha statue. Surrounded by the double sema stones of the original site. Gallery
A small “Buddhist Terrace” currently unrestored and constructed of brick and laterite, and surrounded by double sema stones. It appears to be around 20 m long with the demarcated area a little larger, while the central “shrine” is only a meter or so square and a meter and a half tall albeit in a state … Read more
An uncleared site mostly in ruin that has a small structure about with only the base remaining, several sandstone plinths, and shaped pieces. Gallery The base structure is about 10 m square with unique molding in sandstone atop a core of laterite and located at the western end of the site, it is surrounded by … Read more
Presently uncleared, the lightly overgrown site is believed to be a terrace attributed to the late/post Angkor period. The small area of remains actually occupies a larger raised mound which is surrounded by a moat. Gallery The remains include a small rectangular base made from laterite topped with molded sandstone. The sandstone pieces seem cobbled … Read more
Remains of what is believed to be terrace structure constructed in the late/post Angkor period. The site occupies a large and high set mound which is surrounded by canalisation but not entirely moated in the classical sense. Gallery Site Layout The remains occupy only a 40 sqm area of a much larger area … Read more
Located near Preah Pallilay, the site features scant remnants of what may have been a “Buddhist Terrace” originating in the late Angkor period. All that can be seen today are sema stones and sandstone remnants. The area itself is perhaps more of an attraction with plant life creating a dramatic setting among the undulating terrain. … Read more
The site, located east of the Bayon and south of the East Gate road, was first documented in the early 1900s by Lunet de Lajonquiere (Carte Du Groupe d’Angkor) and later in 1918 by Henri Marchal and Georges Trouve. In recent times, the site has been cleared for research as part of the Angkor Vihara … Read more
An uncleared site located in the scrub of Angkor Thom. Terrace C, a name used in early French maps from the 1900s, is located immediately west of a small basin known as the Trapeang Rondas Thlong. Covered in overgrowth, the east-west axis of the terrace can be noted, laterite blocks that lead down to the … Read more
Also known as Monument 36. A site as yet to be prepared for visitors. Located in the northeast quadrant of Angkor Thom and referred to as Terrace B in French maps from the 1900s, the overgrown site features the remains of perhaps two terraces very near to each other, this one Terrace B, and nearby … Read more
A Buddhist Terrace as noted in Henri Marchal’s 1918 publication “Monuments secondaires et terrasses bouddhiques d’Ańkor Thom”. The site is uncleared and all that remains easily visible through the overgrowth is a laterite wall section and some sandstone blocks. Henri Marchal noted at the time that the site measured around 26 m by 7 m. … Read more
The remains of a Buddhist Terrace, as described and mapped in Henri Marchal’s 1918 publication “Monuments secondaires et terrasses bouddhiques d’Ańkor Thom”. On clearing the site in the early 1900s Henri Marchal described it as a Buddhist Terrace, facing east with a central platform surrounded by 16 sema stones on a laterite base 23 m x … Read more
