Kampong Chhnang Province

Thnam Phdei Temple

Also noted as Prasat Thnorm Bdey. Originally a group of five small square brick temples only the rear two remain standing. They open to the east with sandstone doorframes and remnants of decorated octagonal doorframes seen. Around the other sides, false doors and elaborate brickwork to emphasize the pilasters and base. Remains lead out in … Read more

Reachea Temple

Located 180m east of Tuol Bayok and a little over 1km east of Wat Tralaeng Kaeng, Toul Reachea is a Buddhist Terrace/vihara dating back to the Post-Angkorian era of the 15th-19th century and perhaps more precisely around the 16th-17th century of the Longvek-Oudong eras. Along with many other heritage sites, it sits within the ancient … Read more

Wat Tralaeng Kaeng

Also recorded as Wat Traleng Keng, the beautiful contemporary and very important monastery that houses remnants of the ancient era. The large grounds feature two pagodas while ancient remains include a laterite base beneath the older of the two pagodas, ornate sema stones, and sandstone fragments. Historical info and 360 images in next update. Inscriptions … Read more

Preah Srei Temple

Originally a group of temples, today, only one remains standing but, it is one of the most ornate of the big brick temples that are still with us. It rises up on a high base and opens to the east with a sandstone doorframe topped by a sandstone lintel supported by decorated round columns with … Read more

Toch Temple

Remnants of an ancient brick temple that was located atop a natural rise. Only the very base of the temple remains to be seen which does feature decorative carving around its edges. On one side of the rise, remnants of the sandstone doorframe which carries an inscription can be seen (K 138). On the other … Read more

Prasat Pros (Sa Khla Temple)

The tall brick temple is also known as Prasat Pros, Prasat Soklor, Prasat Kalo, and signposted as Brasath Bros/Brasath Soklor. The temple is located on a large mound in the plains to the north of Kampong Leang’s beautiful cluster of mountains. It is quite ornate featuring rich carvings and decoration crafted into its elaborate brickwork … Read more

Wat Kampong Tralach Leu

Located in Kampong Chhnang province, and is also recorded as Pothi Rokha Ram Pagoda, is a contemporary monastery and pagoda, and an important heritage site. The pagoda is recorded as having its foundations in 1672 during the turbulent times of the Oudong Era whilst the current pagoda we see today dates to around the 1920s … Read more

Wat Thlok Vien

Contemporary monastery and pagoda where a series of remnants were found from the Angkorian and post-Angkorian eras.

Phnom Preah Theat Temple (Kampong Chhnang Province)

Joining the ranks of the country’s most unusual ancient temples, Prasat Phnom Preah Theat features a gigantic rock monolith that provides a shelter for an ancient laterite temple. There’s a charming staircase that leads to the top past an array of giant rock boulders taking around ten minutes. The laterite temple features a long stepped … Read more