Wat Puthearam Banteay Touk
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in Phumi Treas of Svay Chek district. Several remnants of an ancient temple are seen in shelters and surrounds.
Temples
Wat Pyuor Chruk
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located just northwest of the village of Pyuor Chruk.
Wat Rattanak
Located around 10km west of Kampong Cham city the contemporary monastery features an old library that was built by the French, at a guess, around 70 years ago. The village area here is quite beautiful, especially if following the trail from the nearby Wat Koh Roka. Under the Boddhi tree there is what appears to … Read more
Wat Rok Ar (Kampong Cham)
An older pagoda located on the west bank of the Mekong River in lower Kampong Cham Province, also recorded as Wat Rokar. On our last visit, Aug 2023, a new pagoda is under construction. Hopefully, the old pagoda will be preserved as it features some unique art and character, an example of which is the … Read more
Wat Roluos
An old and characterful contemporary monastery and pagoda located around 17km east of the Siem Reap city center and 3km east of Prasat Bakong. It is one of the areas older pagodas and features an interesting stupa. These photos are from 2019
Wat Romlok (Takeo)
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
Wat Ruessei Cheah
A beautiful old contemporary monastery and pagoda that’s under restoration (as of mid-2022)
Wat Rumduol
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the west bank of the Sanker River in central Battambang.
Wat Russey Keo
Contemporary monastery and pagoda, located on the western bank of the Mekong River. Also recorded as Soporkiriram Pagoda (Khmer វត្តសុពណ៌គិរីរាម ជ្រោយអំពិល)
Wat Sakram
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that seems to always be locked (Dec 2022 & Feb 2023). Update 12/2024: On passing, the monastery was open! It retains some very interesting remnants of Buddha statues and older-style sema and sema pedestals that may have originated from a development prior to the pagoda we see today. Images 12/2024
Wat Sala (Soutr Nikom District)
Also recorded as Wat Sovan Seila (Khmer: វត្តសុវណ្ណសិលា), it’s a contemporary monastery and pagoda that retains the remnants of an ancient temple site perhaps dating to the tenth century. Nearby the pagoda is a collection of remnants of the ancient temple that may have dated to around the 10th century including a decorated pilaster, statuette … Read more
Wat Sala Kou
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the north side of Oudong Mountain. At the steps to the pagoda, an ancient linga is seen along with a “mini-prasat” that was often used as corner finials on Angkorian-era temples. Resting beside that finial is a remnant from a post-Angorian era Buddhist Terrace. Historical Notes In VAT … Read more
Wat Sama Thiphal
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located by the west bank of the Serei Sophorn River in Sisophon. The salaa, or auxillary buildings, almost outshine the pagoda featuring classical style of the mid 1900s.
Wat Sambo (Batheay Kampong Cham)
Also recorded as Wat Sambor. Contemporary monastery and pagoda where on the north side of the pagoda a shelter contains a pedestal from an ancient site. The pagoda is under restoration as of 06/22 and interestingly is built atop a rise, then a 1/2 m high base which also features an old stupa in one … Read more
Wat Sambor (Srayang)
Contemporary monastery with an older wooden vihara. To the northwest of the pagoda are the remnants of an ancient temple site with only a scattering of laterite blocks to be seen atop a mound and nearby what may (or may not) have been a laterite-lined basin.
Wat Sambour
Located just north of Prasat Sambour Prei Kuk, it’s a contemporary monastery with two pagodas. According to locals the older vihara and the small stupa date to 1941 while the new pagoda, 2015. It was unclear as to what the history of the site prior to 1941 may have been (see historical notes). The older … Read more
Wat Samdach
located on the eastern side of the pagoda of Wat Samdach there is a small shrine housing an ancient lintel, over to the south there has been an arrangement of the remains in memorial of the ancient site. To the east of that is a memorial to all those who lost their lives during the … Read more
Wat Samithiram
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in Prek Krieng village of Sambor District, Kratie. The pagoda is an early wooden style.
Wat Sampov Treileak Temple (Phnom Penh)
An unusual pagoga located on the eastern side of Phnom Penh in Chrouy Changva.
Wat Samrith Chyaram
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located by the east bank of the Mekong River. The older of the two pagodas features a very special wood carved stencil pediment that is very rare to see in situ, behind the stencil is a special lead finish that produces the iridescent colour. Inside, beautiful murals line the central roof … Read more
Wat Samrong Knong (Battambang)
A very special monastery and remembrance site featuring a contemporary pagoda, the original pagoda from the 19th century, and is also a sacred site for the remembrance of tragic events in the Khmer Rouge era. The grounds are quite large and you can stroll around the contemporary pagoda and the older pagoda. There’s an exhibit/museum … Read more