A map of Wats and Pagodas in Cambodia including those visited and planning to visit. For the most part, these are pagodas connected with ancient sites and those visited along the journey in between. It’s a relatively small map considering that according to the Ministry of Cults and Religion (via Khmer Times), Cambodia has 5,104 Buddhist pagodas with 70,905 monks!
A contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring ornate leaf-style sema stone from its prior iteration, perhaps sometime in the 16-18th c. In the southwest corner of the grounds, there is an older brick stupa that may also be attributable to that era, mostly engulfed by a tree. The sala chan also features some nice murals on … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda where a series of remnants were found from the Angkorian and post-Angkorian eras.
Monastery of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, the inner gallery is covered with murals depicting the Ramayana. The main temple (Silver Pagoda) houses the Emerald Buddha. The Silver Pagoda is located on the south side of the Royal Palace in Chey Chumneas, Phnom Penh. The official name is Wat Ubaosoth Ratanaram (Khmer: វត្តឧបោសថរតនារាម), also … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the southern side of Kong Rei Mountain. Remnants of an ancient site can be seen including two different types of pedestal and a bollard/crown piece.
Monastery located on a hill where ancient remnants were found. Also known as Wat Phnom.
Also recorded as Chaktoluk Pagoda. It’s recorded as housing an ancient pedestal and bollard which I did not notice on the last visit nor was the pagoda open at the time.
