A smaller peaceful monastery featuring an ornate pagoda with beautifully decorated doors and pediments. The eastern entrance is fronted by two cows, or preah ko, while the western entrance is fronted by pairs of horses and elephants. The prayer hall beside the pagoda is quite characterful, if you look up around the eaves you can … Read more
Contemporary monastery and pagoda located south central area of Siem Reap city and east of the Siem Reap River. The site dates back to the late 19th-early-20th century. The site also features two grand chedi, which I believe house the remains of prior head monks. It might not be noticed at first, but it features … 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
One of Siem Reap’s hidden gems, it’s a museum, art gallery, garden, and Khmer cultural experience. A tranquil place, with an incredibly conceived plan with a path that weaves around through the vast array of displays that any Tao master would surely give the Feng Shui tick of approval. There is also a small coffee … Read more
Angkor Botanical Garden (សួនរុក្ខជាតិអង្គរ), previously known as the Angkor Spice Garden, has been undergoing upgrades for some time and is now open to the public. The 14-hectare site is educational and relaxing featuring local traditional medicinal plants & spices, flowers, a palm garden, Khmer inspirational garden, and Angkor forest garden. At the northern end, in the … 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
Located on the eastern side of Siem Reap city, there is a well-preserved mound, about 40m x 32m, surrounded by an active moat. It’s also recorded as Prasat Kouk Ta Rat (Khmer: ប្រាសាទគោកតារ៉ាត់). The centre of the mound retains a small collection of remnants of the original temple. The remnants include a sandstone plinth and … Read more
Also known as Toul Ta Sous, it’s located in an alleyway off Lok Taneuy Road on the eastern side of Siem Reap city. The mound retains some sandstone elements, including the top piece of a pedestal, sandstone blocks, a lotus leaf band, laterite blocks, traces of brick, and what may have originally been another pedestal. … Read more