Prasat Banteay Chhmar is one of Cambodia’s major ancient temple complexes featuring a massive temple complex covering almost 1sq km enclosed by an outer moat and further surrounded by eight satellite temples along with a grand baray (1700 m x 700 m) on its eastern side. For the satellite temples see Pr. Ta Im, Pr. … Read more
Also recorded as Prasat Banteay Torp, the temple is perhaps one of the least talked about of the large ancient sites in Cambodia but certainly one packed with curiosity. The site covers a large area with the very outer perimeter of the site defined by a levee measuring 2 km a side, no substantial archeological … Read more
Located inside the enclosure of Banteay Chhmar Temple are the remains of a “firehouse”, a structure that was typically placed along the ancient Khmer road network as a temple that coincided with a rest area for pilgrims and travelers.
Also recorded as Prasat Thma Puok the site is located centrally in the village of Thma Puok and makes for a popular park. The ancient site is surrounded by a large moat with entrances on the east and west. The single brick temple is no longer standing but it curiously featured a very high, almost … 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
Originally a group of three brick temples, partially standing today is the central tower. The site was built upon a small rise that is surrounded by a moat and it’s recorded that there is a related basin in the northeast. The remaining tower is only standing on two sides and opens to the east with … Read more
A small square brick temple that opens to the north with a false door on its southern side. Inside the temple is a small shelter housing some remains and offerings and remains of a pedestal.
The island at the center of the large baray featuring the remains of a sandstone cruciform temple with some decorative elements preserved including carvings of deity and ascetics. The site is mostly ruinous but also featured two library buildings, a laterite enclosure wall, a moat, and then an earthen embankment where it meets the waters … Read more
Located around 740m west of Prasat Ta Naem and almost 1km west of the outer enclosure of Banteay Chhmar temple, Samnang Ta Sok temple is one of best preserved of the eight satellite temples. It sits along the east west axis of the main temple and entered from the east by a earthen causeway, in … Read more
Remains of a cruciform sandstone temple, with library building, outer laterite wall, moat, and another outer enclosure wall. There’s also a small basin. The site is almost completely in ruin bar parts of the outer laterite wall, and some walls of the central temple and eastern entrance pavilion.
A single sandstone temple, library building, and outer enclosure wall with entrances on the east (main) and west (lesser). It is one of the inner satellite temples that surround the grand temple of Banteay Chhmar. Further to the west is Prasat Samnang Ta Sok. The superstructure of the temple is only partially standing on all … Read more
Also recorded/signposted as Prasat Chem Trey. Remains of a sandstone cruciform temple with an outer laterite wall, an entrance pavilion on the east, a large moat with what may have been another outer wall. The temple itself is only standing on two sides still featuring the massive carvings of smiling faces on its superstructure.
Partially standing remains of a cruciform-shaped sandstone temple that featured a “library” building and outer enclosure wall.
Remains of a sandstone cruciform temple, with library building, and laterite outer enclosure wall with entrance pavilions on the east and west. Of all Banteay Chhmar’s satellite temples this is perhaps the most ruinous with only one lower section of the wall with a doorway remaining upright along with the doorframe of the entrance pavilion.
Perhaps the most popular of the satellite temples that surround the main temple Banteay Chhmar, Prasat Ta Prohm is a similar layout to the others featuring an outer laterite wall with remains of entrance pavilions on the east and west, a large moat, another laterite wall with an entrance pavilion on the east enclosing a … Read more
Fronting the western side of the large baray is a grand terrace that has recently been restored. Topped by lions flanking the entrances, the lower registers meeting the water of the baray feature beautiful carvings of Hamsa and lotus flowers.
Monastery housing remains from an ancient site in a shelter including a very beautiful late-era sema stone, several pedestals, a bollard, and sandstone plinth.
Monastery housing remains from Pr. Boeng Ampil (source: Cisark). The remains include a very beautiful decorated sandstone crown piece from the very top of the ancient temple housed in a shelter. Beside the shelter there are a collection of decorated fragments including window columns, door columns, and large petals. In front of the shelter there … Read more
Monastery housing ancient remains including bollards, lintel fragments, ornate sema stone, and pedestals while the pagoda basement slab is built on or surrounded by laterite blocks.
Partially standing remains of a laterite temple that was a cruciform shape with a small library building, outer wall, moat, and remains of a further enclosure wall.