Located near the east bank of the Mekong River in lower Kampong Cham Province, it’s also recorded as Wat Svay Sach Phnom. It is one of the older pagodas in Cambodia and features some wonderful traditional art and decorative features. The pagoda was recently restored and usually is never open, luck would be with us … Read more
Also recorded as Wat Sopheas Raingsey, it’s a contemporary monastery and pagoda that houses numerous remnants of a 7th-century pre-Angkorian temple site/s. The remnants include lintels, an inscribed stele, and several sandstone plinths, all concreted onto a platform, perhaps for their own security. A pedestal and a lion’s head can also be seen nearby. Inscription … Read more
Also recorded as Aur Tuk Haub Temple and Prasat Chei/Chey, it is located about 4 km west of Preah Khan of Kampong Svay near the ancient route that led to Beng Mealea. The site is quite ruinous and from lay observation, it would appear to possibly be a construction type that early French researchers would … Read more
Also recorded as Wat Prasat Svay Chrum, located in Stoung district of Kampong Thom, its a contemporary monastery and pagoda housing remains of an ancient temple site. Ancient remains seen include a lintel and sandstone plinth. The village here is quite beautiful and nearby is the Prasat Ampil Rolom.
Also recorded as Wat Slaeng, a contemporary monastery and pagoda where ancient relics were found.
Also recorded as Po Knong Pagoda. Contemporary monastery and pagoda in the heart of Battambang city and east of the river.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that features in pop culture, located just north of the heart of Battambang city, and west of the river. The grounds are quite nice, and large, featuring numerous shrines along with some older colonial-style annex buildings. Photos from a visit in 2022
Contemporary monastery and pagoda built atop an ancient site that was reported as having no standing remains according to French records from the early 1900s.
Also recorded as Prasat Preah Pisnukar and Wat Ba Phnom, the contemporary pagoda sits at the northeastern edge of Phnom Chheu Kach offering views out over the small village below. At the time of visiting (06/22) the pagoda and monastery were seemingly abandoned and unkept. There is a trail that leads further along the crest … Read more
Locate around 40 km from Kratie (Krong Kracheh), Preah Theat Khvan Pir is the remains of two ancient square brick temples that date to the late 6th/7th century. The two temples are aligned north-south and open to the east with sandstone doorframes. Today, the southern tower is partially standing while only the well of the … Read more
Phnom Sambok, also known as Chambak Meas, is a contemporary meditation center, monastery, and ancient site located between Kratie (Krong Kracheh) and Kampi of Kratie Province. The monastery and remnants of the ancient site are spread across two peaks of the small mountain that overlooks the plains alongside the Mekong river. At the top of … Read more
Also recorded as Prasat Thnal Svay (of which there are many sharing the same or very similar name). It is a remote site located in the forest/farmlands of Preah Vihear about 8km south of Choam Khsant. The ancient site featured three shrines flanked by a library which was surrounded by an outer enclosure and looking … Read more
Located 1 km to the west-northwest of Wat Kok Romiet, the square brick prasat opens to the east with a sandstone doorframe and around its sides, no false doors but there are emphasized pilasters. It was not tall by appearances, a few meters high and the next level tapering in size although today, it’s in … Read more
Also referred to as Prasat Snoeng Khang Khaeut, it is the remains of a standing three brick temple group. The site is located 200m east of Snoeng West Temple, noting the obvious that they are from differing eras. The temples are aligned on a north-south axis and open to the east sharing a common terrace. … Read more
Set in the charming and scenic grounds of what is now a small monastery, is an ancient brick temple spectacularly engulfed by the roots of a tree. The site is entered from the east by a causeway that is flanked by basins (ancient or new?) and is surrounded on its other sides by a moat. … Read more
Originally three brick temples on a common raised laterite base, today, one temple remains standing. The small site is charming, reached by dirt road and nestled amongst trees, surrounded by traces of the original moat. There is also a small monastery here and people often come to pray before the temple. The temple features no … Read more
Located within the large ancient area of Banteay Prei Nokor, and inside the monastery grounds of Wat Prei Angkor Knoung Sdech Kan, Prasat Preah Thom features two standing brick temples located directly behind the pagoda. Both temples are made of brick, are on a north-south axis and open to the east but similarities end there. … Read more
Also recorded as Prasat Kok Khvet, it is a single laterite temple once featuring a brick superstructure and built upon a mound and laterite base that rises with three levels. It opens to the east with a sandstone doorframe flanked by unfinished sandstone columns and pilasters. Atop all that is a masterpiece of a lintel. … Read more
Also recorded as Kuk Toch and Preah Theat Toch, it is located 300 m north of the large sprawling complex of remains, Preah Theat Tuk Chha Temple. Overgrown (at least in early 2022), it’s an elongated structure, not a temple, but another type of functional building that early French researchers noted as “dwellings” or “palais”. … Read more
Contemporary monastery built upon an ancient site known as Prasat Bakan where the laterite blocks form a large rectangular base atop which is a pyramidic arrangement of blocks. Who did what and when is a little hard to know. Certainly, in recent times, a prayer hall has been added atop the base and more recently, … Read more
Contemporary monastery located on an ancient temple site retaining several sandstone remnants. (more to come soon) More pieces of the puzzle, including more “column” pieces, a frieze, a sandstone pedestal, and a sandstone lion.
The contemporary monastery grounds of Wat Kampong Preah feature three brick temples, one in amazing condition, one a little less so, and another excavation pit revealing the base of a third structure. All three are on an east-west axis and open to the north. Unsurprisingly, the focus of attention is the larger standing temple and … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda and provenance of an inscribed stele registered under K. 27 which is stored at the nearby Angkor Borei Museum. The contemporary pagoda we see today retains fragments of its important post and pre-Angkorian era heritage with sandstone pedestals implanted and used to demarcate the pagoda itself. Historical Images The images below … Read more
Also recorded as Sambour Sakor Pagoda, a contemporary monastery and pagoda where two inscriptions, K. 28 and K. 1032 were discovered.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the river bank of Angkor Borei. A seated Buddha statue was removed from the pagoda here and now resides in the Phnom Penh National Museum. According to Nancy Dowling’s study, the statue likely dates to 660-665 AD. The statue was lacquered which, researchers discovered had taken place in four … Read more
