Located along the road that leads to the Kulara Water plant and Wat Preah Ang Choub, Prasat Prohm Tis features a contemporary chedi with a statue of Lok Ta Dambang Dek (Khmer: លោកតាដំបងដែក). On the east side of the grounds is a contemporary Buddhist vihara, demarcated by sema. Lok Ta Dambang Dek, or “Grandfather of … Read more
Wat Bali Damrey Krab, called Wat Chub Toul Peul. Our visit here was in January 2025 with the pagoda still in development.
Located 4km northeast of Wat Tbaeng and 6km or so west of Phnom Kulen, the site features the remains of a late 10th to mid-11th-century brick temple. The site is somewhat special in that it has a person living on site as an ascetic, which is wonderful to encounter. There are a few places, but … Read more
Origin (on the north slope of Phnom Veak) of a Sumedha hermit (the young Buddha) sculpture that now resides in the Angkor National Museum of Siem Reap.
Also known as Prasat Phnom Preah Tevakh, the ancient temple is located atop the low mountain with one tall tower built atop a stepped laterite base which also appears as it may have once led to stairs down the mountain on its easter side. The tower is constructed mostly of laterite although a lot of … Read more
A contemporary monastery and pagoda. The site was recorded in an inventory carried out by Boulbert & Dagens in the early 1970s as having the remains of a brick temple. Noting that 350m to the east are the remains of Khnap Temple.
Located immediately west of Wat Tbaeng there are the remains of a brick temple. Remnants seen include sandstone door jambs and a fragment of a lotus petal band. The site was recorded in an inventory carried out by Boulbert & Dagens in the early 1970s.
