Today standing as a memorial and remembrance site, Choeung Ek is the site of a former orchard and mass grave of victims of the Khmer Rouge killed between 1975 and 1979. It is the best-known of the sites known as the Killing Fields, where the Khmer Rouge regime executed over one million people between 1975 … Read more
Currently under construction (08/22), Maha Panna Vihara (Khmer: វត្តបញ្ញាធំ) is located on the northwestern side of Phnom Penh and is set to become a major icon of the Buddhist world in Cambodia. The site covers a staggering 200,000 sqm (20 ha) featuring a grand chambered enclosure wall made of massive blocks of stone, as it … Read more
A contemporary monastery and pagoda that was once an ancient site. A collection of ancient temple remains are gathered beside the pagoda including several moonstones (doorsteps), an almost complete lintel (but could not see a central idol figure), pedestals, and sema stones of a later era. An inscribed stele is recorded as being found here … Read more
Located on the northwestern side of Phnom Penh, it is a contemporary pagoda that is partially surrounded by a moat with a small shrine containing remnants of an ancient temple and several old and very characterful stupa.
It is located on the northwestern side of Phnom Penh and is set to become one of the city’s beautiful pagodas. Under restoration at the time (08/22), the contemporary monastery and pagoda features several monumental statues and, according to reports, once held remnants of an ancient temple including a Prei Khmeng style lintel that would … Read more
A contemporary monastery and pagoda in Dangkao District. The previous pagoda was intriguingly built on a double substructure of brick and jars as recorded by Bruno Bruguier along with housing a stupa/chaitya depicting four images of the Buddha. The pagoda has been refreshed in recent times and, being locked on the last visit, it’s unknown … Read more
Also recorded as Wat Krang Thnong. A contemporary monastery and pagoda that is partially surrounded by a moat, and, where ancient temple remnants were found and registered under K 796.
A contemporary monastery and pagoda, and also an ancient site located about 20km south of central Phnom Penh in Sangkat Roluos. The monastery (or Wat) features two beautiful pagodas while the southmost pagoda is built atop where the ancient site once existed and apparently features a bell-type stupa inside (it was locked on the most … Read more
A beautiful contemporary monastery and pagoda with unique design features, also featuring several older stupas.
Also recorded as Wat Slaeng, a contemporary monastery and pagoda where ancient relics were found.
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located on the southwestern side of Phnom Penh. It features a couple of stupa that appear to be many decades old.
Contemporary monastery and pagoda just south of central Phnom Penh. Under restoration at the time of visiting in 08/22. It features some interesting and beautiful wooden standing Buddha statues which, I wonder how old they may be.
