Theat Ba Daeum Temple
Located near the bank of the Srepok River and the contemporary monastery, Wat Katinaram, Ba Daem Temple is an ancient temple site dating back to the 6-7th century. More to come… Inscriptions
Inscription
This map features sites where inscriptions have been noted. This listing is based upon: 1966, Coedes, Inscriptions du Cambodge, Volume 8 & 2017, Soutif, Esteve, CIK (Corpus des Inscriptions Khmeres), with some contemporary additions. Note: it does not include all the inscriptions discovered or released since that date.
Pros Temple
Located right on the bank of the confluence of the Mekong and Sekong rivers, Prasat Pros, also known as Theat Ba Chong, is mostly lost to time although remnants of its construction can still be seen from the top of the river bank and from below at a low tide. The site is also the … Read more
Bassac Temple
Also known as Prey Ba Sak, Prasat Basak. Originally, it was a temple group consisting of a central temple surrounded by five brick shrines and two satellite temples enclosed by a brick wall. Today, only a small part of the wall belonging to the central temple remains standing. The site was excavated in the very … Read more
Phnom Bayang Temple
Located atop the mountain of the same name, Prasat Phnom Bayang features a large temple complex located atop a small plateau high up on the mountain, Phnom Bayang. Not only spectacular for its amazing location, architecture, and artwork, the site also provides an array of ancient inscriptions revealing its importance from the 7th century through … Read more
Preah Ko Temple (Phnom Bayang – Takeo Province)
Located along the same trail that leads to Phnom Bayang Temple are the remains of Prasat Preah Ko. It’s a small square brick temple that had a laterite forebody extending its eastern entrance. The square temple features strongly emphasized pilasters and pediments and while opening to the east, its doorframe is no longer seen. Around … Read more
Phnom Da Temple
Located atop the mountain in the ancient area of Angkor Borei, Prasat Phnom Da is a well-preserved brick temple. Whilst the Angkor Borei area and several remains here, including the caves sites, date back to the Funan era of the 1st to 6th century, the temple we see today was constructed around the 11th century … Read more
Phnom Chisor Temple
Phnom Chisor is a popular ancient temple and contemporary monastery site located around 50 km south of Phnom Penh in Takeo Province, Cambodia. The ancient temple is quite large and wonderous, built on the hillside with a spectacular staircase that leads down to two entrance pavilions down on the plains below with the outer pavilion … Read more
Neang Khmau Temple (Phumi Rovieng)
Located around 50 km south of Phnom Penh, it was originally a group of three brick temples, surrounded by a moat and enclosure wall, of which two remain mostly standing. They were built during the 10th century under the reign of King Jayavarman IV and dedicated to Vishnu. Today, they are located in the monastery … Read more
Yeay Pov Temple
Located just north of Ta Prohm Temple of Tonle Bati, Prasat Yeay Pow as it is also known, is a single sandstone temple on the monastery grounds of Wat Bati. The square temple opens to the east with a slightly narrower forebody extending its length by half-as-much again and further extended by bold sandstone pilasters … Read more
Prateal Hang Temple
Located near the developing village of Prateal Hang and around 30km north of Srayong village, and around 6km to the northeast of Prasat Choan Sram, the site is also known as Prasat Komphus and is the remains of a group of five brick temples. As speculated by early French researchers, the site was possibly the … Read more
Khnar Makhop Temple
Prasat Khnar Makhop, located in Phum Penh Commune of Kulean District, Preah Vihear Province is recorded by Inscribed stele registered under K 667 as being one of the many hospital chapels. It has a generic layout as seen with others being a single sandstone tower, square, with a short hall leading east, “library” building in … Read more
Phnom Theat Temple
Located atop a large rise in central Krong Stung Treng, Phnom Theat Temple features the remnants of a 7th-century temple. According to historical notes, the site was a small brick temple enclosed by double outer walls featuring monumental gopura (gates). At the site today are several fascinating remnants including a mostly intact sandstone drain with … Read more
Ta Prohm Temple of Tonle Bati – Takeo Province
A large temple complex featuring a square sandstone temple with two library buildings, an outer enclosure with vaulted galleries and pavilions, another enclosure with permanent basins, and entrance gopura on the east and west. The temple was built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII in the late 12th or early 13th century. It is … Read more
Nokor Bachey Temple
Also known as Wat Nokor, the ancient site features a double enclosure, a naga balustrade on the eastern entrance, a galleried enclosure containing a further galleried enclosure that contains the cruciform-shaped central temple, and two libraries. It features an immense amount of artwork, some quite unique in the context of its. Perhaps its most unique … Read more
Prasat O Toub
A ruinous brick temple that sits atop an elongated laterite base. Originally it was believed to have had three towers but only one remains partially standing today. Nearby are the scenic and spectacular rock carvings of Peung Moha Ey Say. In front of the site, there is a large exposed section of natural bedrock that … Read more
Sdok Kok Thom
Sdok Kak Thom, is an 11th-century Khmer temple in present-day Thailand, located about 34 km northeast of the Thai border town of Aranyaprathet. It is the last (known) temple on the southwestern ancient Khmer Royal Road network see map. The site is notable for its much-discussed inscriptions registered under K235 and K1087.
Phimai
Phimai Temple (now in present-day Thailand) was an important outpost at the time of the Khmer Empire. The temple Prasat Hin Phimai, located in the center of the town, was one of the major Khmer temples connected with Angkor by ancient Royal Roads and the last temple on the Angkor-Phimai Royal Road. The site is … Read more
Wat Phu
Vat Phou (or Wat Phu; Lao: ວັດພູ [wāt pʰúː] temple-mountain) is a ruined Khmer Hindu temple complex in southern Laos. It is at the base of mount Phou Khao, some 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the Mekong in Champasak Province. There was a temple on the site as early as the 5th century, but the … Read more
Phnom Sandak Temple
Also known as Prasat Phnom Sandok. It is a remote site but quite an incredible site, not only for its incredible location and its size but also for being one of the most important sites in the ancient Khmer empire due to its fascinating inscriptions. Whilst it’s not the easiest site to reach presently (01/23), … Read more
Wat Krang Tnung
Also recorded as Wat Krang Thnong. A contemporary monastery and pagoda that is partially surrounded by a moat, and, where ancient temple remnants were found and registered under K 796.
Wat Kôk Khsach
Monastery where were found registered under the registration number K.763 and a statuette fragment. (Parmentier, 1935 – Cisark)
Neak Buos Temple
Located on the side of the Dangrek Mountain range, Prasat Neak Buos is a fascinating and massive ancient temple complex featuring a diverse group of structures in brick, sandstone, and laterite. The fascinating site dates back to the late 7th century with additions continuing through the 9th, 10th, 11th, and the last construction, a hospital … Read more