Siem Reap is home to Angkor Archeological Park which includes the famous temples of Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Bayon and many, many more. Other attractions in the city are Tonle Sap and floating villages, museums, Angkor Eye, Phare Circus, and much more: attractions and things to in Siem Reap.
This page features a map and list of attractions, ancient temples and archeological sites in Siem Reap Province Cambodia. For first-time visitors, please see: the “must-see” temples Angkor Archeological Park or a map of the Top 30 sites and the Top 100 sites.
Another feature along the ancient royal road, Prasat Pram, was what the early French archeologists called “Temples d’étape” in simple terms, what they believed to be a temple that was part of a staging or stopping place. Other temples of this type include Prasat Toap Chey Thom, Prasat Chrei, and others, which are only found … Read more
Located 4 km south of the village of Khvav, it’s a square laterite temple tower preceded by a terrace on the monastery grounds of Wat Preah Serei Rokha Theat. The site features an incredible collection of ancient temple remnants. The temple tower and terrace (now converted into a more contemporary pagoda) are demarcated by sandstone … Read more
30 m long and 10 m wide laterite bridge with partial balustrade.
Also recorded as Prasat Preah Trapeang North, it is the remains of a square laterite temple. The temple stands alone, opening to the east with a sandstone doorframe with false doors and pilasters formed in laterite on its other sides. There’s a large mound of bricks with earlier site reports speculating about the temple having … Read more
Also known as Prasat Trapeang South, it’s the remains of a group of laterite temples inc three towers, library, surrounded by a wall and moat. The three laterite towers are in quite a good state of preservation yet noting the lintel and door columns, were seemingly uncompleted, never having received their final decoration which is … Read more
Also known as Prasat Nang Kou and Nong Kuh, it is located around 10km east of Svay Leu in Siem Reap Province. The site is located on the eastern side of a broad hill that overlooks farmland mostly being cultivated today to grow cassava and mango. On visiting in 01/2023, the site is quite overgrown … Read more
Ruinous small brick temple with two “libraries” and an outer wall constructed of laterite. Nearby is the bridge of the same name, Spean Trung.
Located north of Phnom Kulen in Svay Leu district, it is the remains of what were three brick towers. Presently the site is overgrown and only remnants remain. An inscription was recorded here under K. 196. The earliest report on the site comes from a brief note by E. Aymonier in the late 1800s, then … Read more
Also recorded as Prasat East Angkouy, it’s the remains of a group of three temples constructed from laterite and brick with sandstone elements. Features “library” and an outer wall with gopura. It is located a short distance east of Bangkuoy Khang Lech Temple. On visiting in mid-January, and noting the overgrowth, I’ll return to the … Read more
One of the four prasats that sit at each corner of Angkor Thom’s outer wall. Located on the northeast corner, this one is a small but ornate sandstone temple featuring a small sandstone building (stele shelter) to the east which housed a stele with an inscription (registered as K.547). The inscription on the stele features … Read more
One of the four prasats that sit at each corner of Angkor Thom’s outer wall. This one is located on the southeast corner. You can reach the site by a 20 min walk along the top of the wall from the south gate of Angkor Thom. It is also a place where you can watch … Read more
Laterite blocks visible indication location of old bridge (Source: Cisark)
Brick temple in ruin, the provenance of stele inscription K.872
Monastery (Wat Sasar Sdam) built on an ancient site where an inscribed stele was found (K 832). The pagoda is still surrounded by the ancient moat and the remains of the ancient temple are neatly arranged on its western side. The arrangement includes numerous sandstone plinths from door frames etc, some of which are pink … Read more
Concrete bridge that possible replaced a small ancient bridge (source: Cisark)
An uncleared site with scant remains of what was a small brick temple built on a foundation laterite (via Cisark). Two large pedestals can still be seen at the site, other sandstone remains, along with laterite blocks, and a red sandstone block. Gallery
Located around 500m east of Ta Keo temple and situated on the western bank of the Eastern Baray is a large terrace structure known as Don Mao/Duan Mao. It’s a large stepped structure constructed of laterite, possibly as a landing jetty/pier for the East Baray (akin to Srah Srang), while noting that there is another … Read more
