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Buddhist Terrace

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

 

Terrace

An uncleared site with scant remains of what was recorded in early French journals as a Buddhist Terrace (more). A large sandstone pedestal can be seen, sema stones, and other sandstone plinths. Gallery

Terrace

Terrace

Located atop an embankment that meets the Siem Reap river, the site features laterite and sandstone blocks somewhat crudely creating an elongated platform with sandstone blocks stacked one level high around its perimeter. At its northern end, there appears to have been a simple structure with a well that lays in ruin. Apart from molded … Read more

Terrace

Scant remains of a laterite and sandstone terrace that are close by and may be related to this terrace.

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