It’s an early wooden pagoda that is still surviving and seemingly well cared for. It’s located atop a small rise and the foot of which is a series of shrines surrounding a sunken shrine with remnants of an old pagoda. There are several contemporary statues adding to the interest of the site which is a … Read more
Located around 15km south of the RN 6 in Krakor District of Pursat Province is Wat Phnum Kuk also recorded as Phnom Kuk. It is an active monastery and contemporary pagoda located at the eastern foot of a 17km long mountain range. The area is gated and normally closed although the monk was happy for … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda, featuring a stone-lined basin, pagoda, and a grand stupa. The pagoda fronts the Mekong river with great views on offer. More history to come as the stupa here is one of the “three stupa of Kracheh”, likely with heritage dating back to the 17th century. This particular stupa was mentioned by … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the west bank of the Stoeng Chinit river in Pnov Commune, Kampong Thom. It features some laterite blocks that may be from the ancient temple that once existed in the village, Prasat Pei, along with relics of an older Buddhist Terrace of the late post-Angkorian era (15th-19th c). It … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located south central area of Siem Reap city and east of the Siem Reap River.
Remains of an ancient site located on the grounds of a contemporary monastery. The collection of remains includes numerous laterite blocks and sandstone remnants including pedestals, door frames, a decayed and broken lintel, sema stone, and other pieces.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring remnants of an ancient temple including sandstone pedestals and fragments of sema stones.
Contemporary monastery & pagoda located by the edge of the Mekong river with several interesting stupa.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the bank of the Mekong river. Located between the pagoda and the river, surrounded by funerary stupa, the original pagoda can still be seen. The old pagoda is very charismatic featuring ornate wooden pediments on the roof and embossed pediment design above the doors. Beautiful sema stones can also … Read more
Monastery and contemporary pagoda also known as Wat Bo (Puok). The pagoda itself has some unique design quirks and is quite charasmatic. It features ornate wood-carved pediments, images of Apsara on several of its columns, interesting murals, and is demarcated by double sema. The site also features several older stupa. Around the grounds of the … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located within the large expanse of the ancient capital of Longvek. It features some remains from the Post-Angkorian era. The site has its heritage in the era of King Ang Chan.
Located on the grounds of a contemporary monastery, the ancient moat still surrounds the site where a pagoda has been built adjacent to the ancient remains. The remains of the ancient site, originally a brick temple, were at some point rearranged into a vihara and you can still see the elongated arrangement of laterite blocks … Read more
Contemporary monastery housing a carved rock depicting Vishnu. Near the monastery are a collection of older sema stones and sandstone remnants. On the north side of the pagoda, there are several huts, monks’ quarters, and a hall surrounded by a fence, inside this is the rock carving as seen in the last two pictures of … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the northwest foothill of Oudong Mountain.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring remnants from an ancient temple site and from the post-Angkor era including older style stone carved sema.
Wat Preah Prom Rath (Khmer: វត្តព្រះព្រហ្មរតន៍) is located in the central area near to Pub Street and the Old Market. It is a functioning Buddhist monastery featuring a typical Khmer-style pagoda, a courtyard with statues depicting different Buddhist beliefs, and a hall surrounded by hand-painted picture walls containing a giant statue of seated Buddha and a … Read more
A contemporary monastery and pagoda, and also an ancient site located about 20km south of central Phnom Penh in Sangkat Roluos. The monastery (or Wat) features two beautiful pagodas while the southmost pagoda is built atop where the ancient site once existed and apparently features a bell-type stupa inside (it was locked on the most … Read more
A contemporary monastery and pagoda that was built upon an ancient temple site. It is said by locals that the pagoda we see today dates back almost 100 years, renovated in 2005, whilst the foundation of the original vihara may be around the early 17th century with the site also having a heritage in the … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the northwest foothill of Oudong Mountain in Kandal Province. The site has a heritage in the 19th century and has been restored in recent times. Different styles of sema pedestals seen around the site indicate that the pagoda we see today may have replaced an earlier vihara/pagoda. The site … Read more
The monastery of Prei Vihear Sour features the remains of several very old stupa, one now protected under a shelter beside the pagoda, along with the remnants of an ancient temple including a Buddha on naga fragment and pedestal amongst other relics. It’s another important site in the post-Angkor 15th-16th century period being one of … Read more
Monastery that features a large basin with laterite lining one side, along with numerous ancient pedestals, domed pieces (bollards?), and sema stones arranged around the perimeter of the pagoda.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the bank of the Mekong with views across to Phnom Penh. Nearby, on the north side of the monastery grounds, you can take the vehicle ferry across to Koh Oknha Tei, one of the islands of the Mekong River.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda, one of the oldest in the region and part of the trio together with Yeay Bang (Meban) and Wat Sithor. The site features its original sema stones demarcating the lower level with contemporary sema stones demarcating the upper level. Around 160 east of the site, on the opposite side of the … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda with an old stupa, located in the eastern region of Kampong Speu.
A beautiful contemporary monastery and pagoda with unique design features, also featuring several older stupas.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located north of Oudong Mountain in Kandal Province.
