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An overgrown site with scant remains including brick pieces, sandstone plinths, and laterite blocks. Gallery
An overgrown site with scant remains including brick pieces, sandstone plinths, and laterite blocks. Gallery
A high set 50 x 50 m mound that opens to the east and surrounded by a moat. Scant remains can be seen at ground level bar what appears to be a very eroded pedestal and sandstone plinths. It is speculated to be from the 9th century. Gallery
An overgrown and uncleared site featuring a 50 x 50 m mound that rises several meters with scattered sandstone remains, and an excavated area (some time ago) showing what may be the temple construction. Some remains feature carvings albeit quite small and very decayed. Gallery
Remains of a laterite structure. Likely related to the southern entry of Phnom Bakheng and its outer wall.
Remains of a shrine constructed from stepped laterite. Measuring around 20 m x 20 m with openings at each cardinal point that lead to what we can see today as a circular well feature at the center. Gallery
A high-set mound that appears to be surrounded by a moat. Only scant remains of brick and sandstone can be seen at the surface level. Gallery
Located west of the Royal Palace inside Angkor Thom, Trâpeang Don Meas is a 450 m long basin in a cruciform shape. While there is not much to look at, bar a curious piece of sandstone and it being a nice natural spot, you can reach here by following a trail heading eastward off the … Read more
Modern monastery (Puthan Nokor Reach Thorm Meta Pagoda) on ancient temple site, featuring a large moat while the only remnants to be seen are several sandstone plinths and pieces. Gallery
Also known as Ta Muong, a sandstone ‘hospital chapel‘, mostly in ruin but fascinating for its unique patterns and motifs. The single sandstone temple is open to the east with a terrace that extends to what appears to be an entrance gopura yet there is no sign of wall remains. A basin exists in the … Read more
Scant remains of a temple with basin in the east. All that remains are several sandstone plinths, brick rubble, a very decayed pedestal and other pieces.
An uncleared site with remains of a small shrine. Surrounded by a moat, on the mound which appears to be covering a laterite base measuring around 10m x 10m, sandstone molded steps can be seen on the eastern side with two decayed sandstone pedestals and a sandstone plinth at the center. Amongst the roots of … Read more
An unnamed site consisting of a mound of bricks and some deteriorated sandstone pieces. Gallery
Unnamed Buddhist Terrace, a large mound, overgrown, and only two large but broken pedestals can be seen.
Scant remnants of a Buddhist Terrace (?) a half exposed sima can be seen and another sema lying against a tree along with sandstone blocks. Nearby a newer shrine has been constructed. Gallery
Located in an uncleared area of Angkor Thom, west-southwest of Preah Palilay this presently unnamed site is rectangular and constructed in laterite with what appears to be a porch leading westward. It sits on a large raised mound/hill effectively becoming an island. On the same raised “island”, a permanent basin constructed in laterite and sandstone … Read more
An unnamed sited where only scant remnants remain. The site is positioned on a mound that appears to have been surrounded by basins. Several pieces of sandstone can be seen at the site although, the most interesting is a small pedestal that features an unusual ornate design. It is located east of Angkor Thom’s Gate … Read more
An uncleared site. Group of two small shrines located in the northeast corner of Angkor Thom. Both in a state of ruin with only some of the base and sidewalls remaining. Currently, these sites are uncleared not easily accessible. The site features two square laterite structures with the larger of the two measuring around 4 … Read more
Offering an eclectic and fascinating collection of modern history including rare bicycles, Penny-farthing of UK, USA and Australian variants, motorised bikes, scooters, a few big motos, watches, currency, cameras, clocks, phonographs, and much much more. It’s one of the must-visit attractions in Siem Reap beyond the temples. It’s a private museum and surprisingly large, we … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located south central area of Siem Reap city and east of the Siem Reap River. Dating to the early-mid-19th century, it’s now over 100 years old I believe. It’s one of the older pagodas that used a lot of wood in its construction that’s been well preserved. This can be seen … Read more
Also known as Wat Raja Bo, it’s a contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the central area of Siem Reap city and east of the Siem Reap River. It’s also one of the older pagodas in the city and highly regarded for preserving murals of Khmer Reamker (Hindu Ramayana Epic). The heritage structures and murals … Read more
Also recorded as Brasart Pagoda, Antrea Temple Pagoda, Wat Prasat Indra, and Wat Kork Batri. it is a contemporary pagoda and monastery. It is located west of the Siem Reap city center and features a beautiful hall capped with stupa. A new hall is being built which will feature a grand bronze seated Buddha which … Read more
Also recorded as Wat Prasat Kork Chak/Kouk Chak carrying the same name as the nearby ancient temple located around 200m to the north. It is a contemporary pagoda and monastery which is quite pretty.
Located on the northeastern side of Siem Reap city, Wat Brasat Tramneak is a contemporary monastery and pagoda that was built upon the location of the ancient temple known as Prasat Tram Neak. In a site report from 1930, the various remnants of the ancient temple were noted (see images below) with the style of … Read more
Also recorded as Wat Chork/Chawk, a contemporary monastery and pagoda located west of the central area of Siem Reap city. Featuring a lot of sculptures depicting local Buddhist narratives.
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
Wat Damnak is a contemporary Buddhist monastery and pagoda located nearby the Siem Reap River on the southeast side of the city center. The large and pretty grounds are also home to a primary school and the Center for Khmer Studies. Fascinatingly, it also features remnants of an ancient temple site, likely of the Angkorian … Read more
A contemporary monastery and pagoda located just northwest of the northwest corner of the Angkor Thom Moat. Photos from 2019
Also recorded as Wat Preah An Kau Saa/Wat Preah Indakosa and Wat Enkosa, a contemporary monastery and pagoda located in the north of the Siem Reap city center, alongside the Siem Reap River. The pagoda is demarcated by sima pairs that may be from the original foundations of the site in the 16th century while … Read more