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Bakong Temple – Highlights & History

…and 22 on the second including an invocation; a tribute to Indravarman noted as being similar to that found inscribed at the nearby Preah Ko temple; noting of the foundation…

Phnom Preah Lean Temple

Preah Lean Temple features the remains of a square brick temple that opens to the east and is fronted on its eastern side by a cruciform-shaped sandstone structure whose purpose…

Preah Pithu X (Ta Tuot Temple)

Differing from others in the Preah Pithu group, Ta Tuot is a Buddhist Temple converted from an earlier Hindu temple sometime around the 14th century. It is a sandstone temple…

Preah Ang Thom Pagoda

…trying to learn more about. Preah Ang Thom Pagoda is located around 600 m from the River of 1000 Lingas, Phnom Kulen waterfall, and Kraol Romeas Temple. Getting to Preah…

Preah Phnom Temple

Preah Phnom temple is located in Angkor Chum District of Siem Reap Province, about 65km from Siem Reap city. It is a group of five square brick temples set on…

Khnar Temple (Krala Peas Village)

…of Angkor in Siem Reap and even those at Koh Ker or the magnificent Temple of Preah Vihear. The site is reached from the village of Krala Peas which is…

Preah Theat

Remnants of an ancient laterite temple that is recorded as opening to the east, surrounded by a moat, and having a basin in the east. Two bollards were discovered here….

Wat Boeng (Balang)

Location of a contemporary monastery and pagoda that is also the location of an ancient site known as Prasat Samroang Preah Theat or Tuol Balang. The site features a new…

Angkor Wat – Inscriptions

…monks, and some by pilgrims. Some are inscribed, some are left in ink, some are in the form of graffiti. Languages used also differ. Located Preah Poan Located Preah Poan…

Svay Thom Temple (Preah Vihear)

Also recorded as Prasat Thnal Svay (of which there are many sharing the same or very similar name). It is a remote site located in the forest/farmlands of Preah Vihear…

Preah Pithu Y (Kandork Yeak Temple)

Preah Pithu Y, or Kandork Yeak Temple, is a 12th-century sandstone temple located in Angkor Thom. It was originally dedicated to Vishnu. It is one of the five temples in…

Kampong Cham Provincial Museum

In central Kampong Cham, on the east side of the river and just south of the night market is the Department of Culture and Fine Arts (Khmer: មន្ទីរ​វប្បធម៌​និង​វិចិត្រសិល្បៈ) where they…

Preah Chatomukh

Also recorded as Chaktomuk Temple/Prasat Chatumuk (Khmer: ប្រាសាទចតុមុខ), the site was cleared by Henri Mauger in 1939 revealing the base and ruins of the massive four-sided Buddha statue. At the…

Wat Preah Ponlea

A contemporary monastery and pagoda located by the east bank of the Serei Sophorn River in Sisophon….

Wat Preah Theat (Phnom Penh)

…fields and clothing. References Bénisti Mireille. V. Notes d’iconographie khmère. VIII. Le linteau de Vat Preah Theat . In: Bulletin de l’Ecole française d’Extrême-Orient. Tome 58, 1971. pp. 125-130. DOI…

Preah Theat Toek Chha

Also recorded as Preah Theat Tuk Chha Temple, it is a large sprawling area with the remains of an ancient temple complex that centers on a partially standing brick temple…

Preah Palilay Temple

Preah Palilay (Khmer: ប្រាសាទព្រះបាលិលេយ្យ) is a small but fascinating ancient temple located in Angkor Thom, only a short walk to the north-west of Terrace of Leper King and Tep Pranam….

Preah Damrei (Stoung)

Remnants of an ancient site. Note, Immediately north is Wat Preah Damrei which also houses some remnants and another two possible sites to the southwest that may match “Preah Damrei”….

Preah Khset Temple

Prasat Preah Khset is located in the beautiful village carrying the same name, Preah Khset, and the site is easy to access but recently become a little overgrown with thorns…

Wat Kampong Preah

The contemporary monastery grounds of Wat Kampong Preah feature three brick temples, one in amazing condition, one a little less so, and another excavation pit revealing the base of a…

Preah Theat Baray

…pieces, and other artifacts Getting to Preah Theat Baray is not as difficult as it may look, by car or moto, coming from Phnom Penh, you can cross the river…

Toek Chha Kuk Toch

…adjacent to many of the larger ancient temple complexes mostly seen in Preah Vihear Province of Cambodia and not seen elsewhere. Other examples include one at Preah Theat Preah Srei,…

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