Prasat Bat Chum (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបាទជុំ) is a small temple located to the northeast of Angkor Wat and south of Srah Srang. It features three brick shrines aligned on a north-south axis and open to the east. According to its inscription, it was conceived by Kavindrarimathana, a Buddhist minister of Khmer king Rajendravarman, at the middle … Read more
Pre Rup (Khmer: ប្រាសាទប្រែរូប) is a grand brick temple with a quincunx of towers rising from a pyramid base to form the “temple mountain”, an architectural concept of the ancient Khmer to represent the sacred Mount Meru in Hindu beliefs. Located around 5km to the northeast of Angkor Wat, which it predates, it was built … Read more
A mound with no vestige apparent.
The East Mebon (Khmer: ប្រាសាទមេបុណ្យខាងកើត) is a 10th Century temple built during the reign of King Rajendravarman (reign 944 to 968 AD) at the center of the massive reservoir, Yasodharatataka Baray. Known as the East Baray today, it has been dry for many centuries, but in its day, this temple would have been an island … Read more
The East Baray (Yasodharatataka) is a vast basin 2 x 7 km that now sits dry. Built in the early 10th century during the reign of King Yasovarman, although a little smaller than the later West Baray, it is believed to have held a staggering 50 million cubic meters of water with a depth of … Read more
Located in Angkor Archeological Park, Siem Reap, Ta Nei is a late 12th-century sandstone temple attributed to the Buddhist king, Jayavarman VII. Highlights of the site are its several impressive pediments, devata bas-reliefs, and its peaceful charm in a secluded location away from the crowds. Layout The site is constructed on an east-west axis and … Read more
Constructed during the era of king Jayavarman VII (reign 1181-1218 AD), Neak Pean (or Neak Poun) is one of the most mysterious, and unique temples, of the Angkorian Empire. Located on a man-made island at the center of a massive baray (lake), hidden amongst the dense woods is a very special Buddhist temple. Rising from … Read more
Krol Ko Temple is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Angkor Archeological Park, Siem Reap, Cambodia. It was built at the end of the 12th century, in Bayon style, under the rule of king Jayavarman VII (reign 1181–1218 AD). To its south is the famous Neak Pean island temple of the Jaytataka Baray. The ancient … Read more
Prasat Prei is located on a small rise featuring what would have been a small compound with a wall surrounding a single sanctuary and ‘library’. At the site today you can still see a standing remnant of the entry gopura (gate), wall, and the library and main temple are still standing. The main temple albeit … Read more
[Updated 2024] – Originally recorded as Nagara Jayasri (holy city of victory), Preah Khan is a large and grand ancient temple at Angkor Archeological Park, Siem Reap. It was built in the 12th century under the reign of King Jayavarman VII (reign 1181-1218 AD) to honour his father, who built the nearby Ta Prohm to … Read more
It is a single tower of sandstone with the remaining traces of a library, and an entrance gopura and wall. It also had a basin in the northeast. It is one of the four “hospital chapels” located around the perimeter of Angkor Thom. Hospital Chapels, a name coined by early French researchers, were constructed during … Read more
Bay Ka-Ek Temple, or Thma Bay Kaek (Khmer: ប្រាសាទថ្មបាយក្អែក) is located near the south gate of Angkor Thom, Cambodia. It consists of the ruins of a square brick tower facing to the east and preceded by a laterite terrace. There is also a square brick platform on the immediate south-eastern side. Immediately north is a … Read more
Chan Ta Uon Temple (Khmer: ប្រាសាទចាន់តាអួន), or Prasat Prei, is located about 800 meters northwest of the walls of Angkor Thom, located in Nokor Krao village, Kork Chak commune, Siem Reap. It is one of 102 ‘hospitals’ built during the reign of Jayavarman VII in the late 12th century. The temple was built in the … Read more
Prasat Bei (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបី, “three temples”) is located by the moat on the left before entering the South Gate of Angkor Thom. It is a temple with three brick towers in a north-south row, facing to the east, and standing on a laterite platform. The central tower contained a linga; the flanking towers reach no … Read more
Baksei Chamkrong (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបក្សីចាំក្រុង) is a temple located in the Angkor Archeological Park (Siem Reap, Cambodia). The temple can be seen on the left side when entering Angkor Thom at the southern gate. It was dedicated to King Yasovarman by his son, King Harshavarman I, and held Shiva as the main deity. The temple was … Read more
Ta Prohm Kel Temple (ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្មកិល) is located near the main gate to Angkor Wat. Ta Prohm Kel was one of the 102 ‘hospital chapels’ built across the empire under the rule of king Jayavarman VII who reigned from 1181–1218 AD. Note: Not to be confused with the much larger Ta Prohm Temple. The sanctuary opened … Read more
A small 3 m square temple dedicated to Brahmanism while the exact era is unknown. Originally only several large sandstone pieces could be seen but it has recently been undergoing restoration.
Also spelled Enkosey Temple (Khmer: ប្រាសាទព្រះឥន្ទ្រកោសិយ), or Preah Enkosai Temple, was built (or at least restored) in the 10th century under the reign of king Rajendravarman II (r. 944-968). It is a small temple site that is hidden away behind a functioning pagoda of the same name. It comprises two brick sanctuaries, the remains of … Read more
Also known as Kok Chak, a group of two brick temples aligned north-south and open to the east with sandstone door frames framed by octagonal columns. A side of each doorframe features short inscriptions that are registered under K 521. The site was originally surrounded by a moat (now dry). Recently, an APSARA team carried … Read more
Also known as Patri (Pr.), originally a group of two brick temples surrounded by a moat. They are all but ruined if not for the archeological excavation which has been given a large shelter and left unfilled so we can still see the interesting remnants of the brick base, various sandstone plinths, sandstone pedestals, and … Read more
Also recorded as Athvea, or Prasat Wat Athvear, it is a 12th-century ancient temple with an active Buddhist pagoda and monastery adjacent to the walled ancient structure. Originally a Hindu temple, the ancient temple’s design, and the distinctive style of its devata/Apsara (sacred female images), indicate that it was originally built during the reign of … Read more
Phnom Krom, or Phnom Kraom, is a 140 m high mountain located about 13 km south of Siem Reap city near the massive lake, Tonle Sap. Atop the mountain is the ancient 9th-century temple, Prasat Phnom Krom (Khmer: ប្រាសាទភ្នំក្រោម). It is also a popular and superb destination to watch the sunset over the beautiful and … Read more
Prasat Chedei is located to the southeast of Siem Reap city, Cambodia, at the pagoda/monastery of the same name. It is a square brick temple, around 6 m per side, featuring a sandstone doorway with decorated columns that are topped by a lintel in great condition depicting Indra on his elephant, Airvata. Inside, the temple … Read more
Located around 8km to the southwest of the Siem Reap city center, Wat Krabi Riel is a contemporary monastery and pagoda built atop an ancient temple site recorded as Prasat Prei Phdau. Believed to be the remains of a brick temple site, remnants still seen today around the pagoda include a few sandstone features such … Read more
Remains of what was believed to be an ensemble of three brick temples, with a library and basin. Remains seen today include a collection of sandstone pieces belonging to a prasat base and sandstone doorframes that lack final rendering.
