Kuk Veang (Ta Veang Temple)

Also recorded as Wat Po Vang and Kuk Van, it is a small square brick temple, circa 9th century, located on contemporary monastery grounds. The temple opens to the east with a sandstone doorframe that is topped by a mostly decayed sandstone lintel still retaining on its right side the outline of an outward-facing Makara … Read more

Prei Kuk Temple (Mlu Prei Pir, Preah Vihear)

Prasat Prei Kuk/Prey Kuk, located around 25km east-southeast of Preah Vihear city, is a fascinating site and one of the oldest sites retaining substantial remnants and art still in situ, outside of Sambor Prei Kuk/Phnom Da/Thala Borivat. It’s speculated to date to around the 6-7th century. In the 1900s, French explorers would name it Rocher … Read more

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