Located on the grounds of a contemporary monastery and pagoda, with a new monumental gate are the remains of an ancient brick temple featuring “flying palace” reliefs as are commonly seen across temples of the 8th-9th century. Also recorded as Prasat Bei, it was originally a group of three brick temples of which only the … Read more
Prasat Banteay Stoung (or Banteay Staong) features the remains of an ancient and small square brick temple. The temple has been complemented in later times with the addition of Buddhist carvings including a reclining Buddha and several remains of Buddha on naga statues. Above the doorway, an ancient frieze of worshipers was placed, so I … Read more
Site featuring remnants of an ancient temple including stone lion, pedestal, feet of small statue, and other sandstone fragments.
Located just south of a contemporary monastery. Wat Khleang Khmaut is a large and unique brick stupa/chedi. It features a square base tapering as it goes up with each level and is topped with a large cone that’s then topped with four smiling faces of old Brahma and a further spire. There are also some … Read more
Contemporary monastery (Wat Toul Pich Rainsy – Khmer: វត្តទួលប្រាសាទពេជ្ររង្សី) with an older vihara, and remnants of an ancient temple that once occupied the site. Remnants, all sandstone, are gathered in a shelter including several large moonstones (doorsteps), two of the upper plates of multipart pedestals, and other sandstone fragments, all appearing to be pre-Angkorian. Around … Read more
Remnants of an ancient site. Note, Immediately north is Wat Preah Damrei which also houses some remnants and another two possible sites to the southwest that may match “Preah Damrei”. This site just happened to stand out while making our way to the pagoda 🙂
Contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring a wooden stupa as a memorial to the victims of the Khmer Rouge.
Located on the contemporary monastery grounds of Wat Preah Neang, are the partially standing remains of a laterite temple that once featured, a “library”, an outer enclosure wall, and a permanent basin. Of the ancient site, all that remains is a collection of laterite blocks underneath trees beside the modern stupa I’ll get to in … Read more
Also noted as Svay Ie, Svay Loe, Bei Serei Sithor, and Wat Prasat Sirisotha. On the grounds of the contemporary monastery and pagoda is a standing brick temple, circa 10th century, that was once a group of three. The ancient temple sits tightly against the rear of the contemporary pagoda and is partially encapsulated by … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda that houses several remains of an ancient temple, including pedestals, lions, boundary markers, diagraphic stele, along with sema stones of later eras.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring a grand stupa (recent addition) and an older vihara with remnants of an ancient Angkorian era temple. Remnants include several sandstone pedestals of different styles, a lintel and decorated door columns (embedded into the balan), feet of a small statue and several pieces from later eras. A new pagoda is … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located in central Stoung. On visiting again in Feb 2023, the pagoda was under restoration which is nice to see. On the east side of the pagoda is a small shelter housing some curious remnants, first is what appears to be an unfinished circa 8th c water spout (I could be … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda. Immediately south is the large stupa/chedi known as Khleang Khmaut Temple. Updated pics from 12/22
Contemporary monastery and pagoda featuring remnants of an ancient temple including sandstone pedestals and fragments of sema stones.
Also recorded as Wat Prasat Svay Chrum, located in Stoung district of Kampong Thom, its a contemporary monastery and pagoda housing remains of an ancient temple site. Ancient remains seen include a lintel and sandstone plinth. The village here is quite beautiful and nearby is the Prasat Ampil Rolom.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda. In a shelter it appears to house what may be an ancient grinding stone, or a replica thereof.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda housing several ancient temple remnants and older stupa. Ancient remnants include a very decayed decorated lintel, several pedestals all of an unusual style, and other fragments. There are several older-style stupa/chedi, one with a bell-shaped top, constructed of brick is quite interesting.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located north of Prasat Svar Ier. Near the pagoda there are several remnants of an older base sema (the domed piece), a fragment of what may have been a decorated door column of an ancient temple, a sema pedestal, and what may have been a partially completed stone carved post Angkorian … Read more
