Koh Ker Temple Group
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Prasat Prang Koh Ker
…century. It is the highlight of the Koh Ker group of temples that was, for a brief period, the ancient capital of the empire before it returned to Angkor (Yasodharapuru)…
Damrei Temple (Koh Ker)
Prasat Damrei of Koh Ker, also recorded as Damrei Kandoeng, features the remains of a square brick temple fronted by two brick “library” or annex buildings which are all enclosed…
Prasat Thom (Koh Ker)
Prasat Thom is the principal temple complex of the Koh Ker group and also encloses some 21 shrines and the iconic pyramid, Prasat Prang on its western side behind which…
Prasat Chen (Koh Ker)
Prasat Chen, or Chen Temple of Koh Ker is a group of three laterite temples on a common terrace that was fronted and flanked by two brick “library” buildings, an…
Pram Temple (Koh Ker)
Prasat Pram, or Pram Temple, of Koh Ker is another of the must-see temples and one of the iconic photo spots of the area. It is a group of three…
Rohal (Koh Ker)
Also recorded as Rahal. Whilst there is not much to see today, in the heydey of ancient Koh Ker this large basin (baray) would have been a pivotal feature at…
Sralau Temple (Koh Ker)
…pavilion. Whilst the sites of Koh Ker are largely attributed to the 10th century and the reign of Jayavarman IV, researchers believe the site was built (from recycling a prior…
Neang Khmau Temple (Koh Ker)
…is 55 m from a track that goes from koh ker to first village in the South, Phum Srayan, less than 3km, straight south of the S. face of the…
Prasat Bei (Koh Ker)
Located on the northwest side of the Koh Ker temple group, Prasat Bei is a group of three brick temples built on a common laterite base. The three towers are…
Trapeang Svay Temple (Koh Ker)
Located to the southeast of the main Koh Ker temple group, Prasat Trapeang Svay is the remains of a brick temple that opened to the west. It was a single…
Ta Maen Temple (Koh Ker)
Located north of the Koh Ker temple group and just north of the ancient road that once led from Beng Mealea to Koh Ker, Prasat Ta Maen, also known as…
Prasat Srot (Koh Ker)
Signposted as Prasat Srot, it is the two “palaces” that flank either side of what was once the causeway leading to Prasat Thom, the principal temple of the Koh Ker…
Linga Temple 1 (Koh Ker)
Also recorded as Prasat Thnoeng, Prasat Theng, and Prasat Balang Cheung. It is a large square sandstone temple housing a large linga atop a pedestal with a spout exiting the…
Choan Sram Temple
…interesting by its nowadays remote location north of Koh Ker and nearby the small village of Prey Veng. The site is cleared (01/23) and consists of a quincunx of brick…
Chrap Temple
Prasat Chrap of Koh Ker is a group of three laterite temples built upon a shared terrace enclosed by an outer laterite wall. The site also featured two brick “library”…
North Eastern Tour of Preah Vihear Province
…Province is well known for its namesake temple atop the Dangrek mountain range, and of course the amazing group of temples at Koh Ker, it actually has a lot of…
Prasat Dan
Located on the northwest side of the Koh Ker temple group, Prasat Dan is the remains of a square laterite temple. The temple opened to the east featuring a laterite…
Prasat Dang Tong (north)
Located on the northwest side of the Koh Ker group of temples, Prasat Dang Tong, or Don Ton North (in some records, Prasat Reamker), is the remains of a brick…
Banteay Pir Choan Temple
Prasat Banteay Pir Choan is one of the must-see temples at Koh Ker. The site featured an outer laterite enclosure wall with entrance gopura (gate) on the east and west…
T18 – The Wonders of Preah Vihear – part VI
…Beng Mealea, past Koh Ker, and northeast to Wat Phu. It is a very interesting site, a hybrid temple that’s part brick and part sandstone and never completed which may…
Phnom Sandak Temple
…Phnom Sandak – There are two options as of 01/23, from Koh Ker group head north to Prey Veng Village and one from Svay Leu via Tel Village. From Koh…
Bak Temple
…and the ample bareness of the body. L’art khmèr classique : monuments du quadrant Nord-Est, Henri Parmentier, 1939 *Post updated 2023 to add historical info. Images: 2021 Tour Koh Ker…
The Mystery “Palaces” of the Early Angkorian Empire
…publication L’art architectural hindou dans l’Inde et en Extrême-Orient when discussing the Khleangs of Angkor Thom and the “palais” at Prasat Thom of Koh Ker – “Moreover, nothing proves that…
T13: Preah Vihear Part III
…local achar and the monk at Wat Koulen Promh Tep suggested the trail is not so good (currently) and it’s easier to go to Koh Ker at the moment and…
Siem Reap: Everything You Need to Know Before You Go
…Hindu Temple which due to distance is often very quiet and peaceful. On the way/in the area is Koh Ker, Kulen Mountain, and the Roluos group of temples. Koh Ker…
Dang Tung South Temple
Located on the northern side of the Koh Ker group of temples, Prasat Dang Tung (or Don Ton South) features the remains of a rectangular laterite building that houses a…
Explore Siem Reap: Kampong Kdei & the Charm of Kampong Chikreng
…on the site left by the French, more here. Kampong Kdei temple Kampong Kdei temple ancient “mile marker” ancient “mile marker” Back onto National Road 6, if you head east…
Krachap Temple
Prasat Krachap of Koh Ker was originally a group of five square brick temples built on a common terrace. The site features some beautiful lintels with grand entrance frontons, and…
Rolom Temple
Located on the northwestern side of the Koh Ker temple group, Prasat Rolom is the remains of a brick/laterite hybrid temple that featured an outer enclosure wall and basin to…