Prasat Bakong District

Wat Banteay Kbal Chen

Originally believed to be a late-10th century or early 11th century brick temple that had a central shrine flanked on either side by library buildings. Today, only the laterite outer wall remains, with only scattered remnants of the original temple seen, such as colonette fragments and sandstone plinths. The walled area has been filled with … Read more

Spean Thma Stoeng Toch

A small ancient bridge located east of Wat Banteay Kbal Chen along the ancient East Road that leads to Beng Mealea and Preah Khan of Kampong Svay. It is recorded at 25 meters long and 3 meters wide, constructed of laterite with sandstone balustrade, East-West oriented, consisting of ten arches. Images 12/2024 Images 2021 Historical … Read more

Chau Srei Vibol Temple – History & Highlights

Also recorded as Chaw Srei Vibol, it is a unique temple site located along the ancient East Royal Road that leads from Angkor to Beng Melea and from there connects to Preah Khan of Kampong Svay and in another direction, Koh Ker, Neak Buos, and Wat Phu. The site was believed to have been constructed … Read more

Trapeang Totoeng Thngai Temple

Often touted as a mysterious site, it certainly lives up to the hype. Totung Thngai Temple (ប្រាសាទ​ទទឹងថ្ងៃ), as it is also known, is located east of Siem Reap, and south of Bakong Temple. What remains at the mysteriously ruinous site are several sandstone doorway frames of what was a group of eight temples, an annex … Read more

Preah Ko Temple – Highlights & History

Preah Ko is a stunning ancient temple famed for its art and also for being the first temple the ancient city of Hariharalaya that we know today as Roluos. The temple founded in 879 AD according to its inscribed stele and was built under the Khmer King Indravarman I as a Hindu temple dedicated to … Read more

Prei Monti Temple

Prasat Prei Monti (Khmer: ប្រាសាទ​ព្រៃមន្ទីរ), dating to the 9th-10th century is part of the Roluos group of temples located east of Siem Reap. It is a small site featuring three brick towers built atop a common sandstone base. There is also a small decorated stone basin at the site entrance. While the temple is not … Read more

Trapeang Phong Temple

Trapeang Phong Temple (ប្រាសាទ​ត្រពាំងផុង) is located east of Siem Reap, and south of Bakong Temple. One central tower remains standing among what is a group of six with other structures. Notably, it features what is believed to be the first bas-reliefs of Apsaras/Devata in the Angkor region (although Trapeang Run is another). Trapeang Phong is … Read more

Bakong Temple – Highlights & History

Prasat Bakong is the first great pyramid or mountain temple constructed in sandstone to be built by the ancient Khmer. Consecrated in the late 9th century during the reign of King Indravarman I, it was the centrepiece of the ancient city of Hariharalaya that we know today as Roluos. Visiting Bakong Temple The site is … Read more

Kandaol Dom Khang Cheung Temple

Also recorded as Prasat Kandaol Dom Nord (North), it is located on the western side of Preah Ko temple in the Roluos area. The site, still today surrounded by its original moat, features only remnants of what was a group of five brick temples, on two rows, opening to the east with a “library” building … Read more

Kandaol Dom Khang Tbong

Located on the western side of Preah Ko in the Roluos area, its also recorded as Prasat Kandol Sud (south) and Au Kaek Temple. The site features only remnants of a brick temple including sandstone plinths, brick mounds, and a standing sandstone doorframe. The site occupies an elevated mound that is enclosed by a moat. … Read more

Lolei Temple (Roluos Group)

Located east of Siem Reap, Prasat Lolei, or Loley, is a fascinating and charming 9th-century ancient brick temple group located north of Prasat Preah Ko and Prasat Bakong in what is known as the Roluos group of temples. Whilst today it is accessed by road and surrounded by fields, it once sat at the center … Read more

Don Sô

Scant remains of a group of temples. Statues and inscriptions were found at the site.

Kong Bong Temple

Prasat Kong Bong is recorded as originally being a group of two brick temples, opening to the east, with moat and basin in the east. Only a base structure of the north tower remains visible but it is particularly special if that is in fact the original final coating still seen on the remaining molded … Read more

O Spean Daek

An ancient laterite bridge that is slowly becoming surrounded by new developments. A new channel that diverts around the ancient bridge has almost turned the site into an island. The “island” is heavily overgrown and not cleared for visiting (2021) make it through the scrub and some of the arches can still be seen from … Read more

Prei Prasat

Site where several interesting statues were found

Ov Lok Temple

Also known as Prasat Ov Laok, located east of Siem Reap and just west of Bakong and Preah Ko. A group of four temples, all in ruin, three of which were constructed of brick with sandstone door frames and one constructed in laterite, and all sharing a common base. Two inscriptions are registered here, K.807 … Read more

Trapeang Srangae

Also recorded as Sra Nge Temple and Prasat Srane. Remains of a group of three small square brick temples and a site where several inscriptions were retrieved plus an inscribed stele. A representation of Ardhanarishvara (composite male-female of Shiva and Parvati) and two representations of Ganesha were also found here. The three brick shrines open … Read more

Ping Pong Temple

Prasat Ping Pong is also recorded as Prasat Kandal (noting that on this north-south axis, there is a Pr. Kandal nth and Pr. Kandal sth some 3km to NE). The site features a moat-surrounded mound with traces of an ancient temple site whose basement structure is still to be found below ground. At the site … Read more