Beyond Angkor – Cambodia’s Remote Ancient Temple Sites
…the Preah Vihear province. The temple is 140 km from Angkor Wat and 625 km from Phnom Penh. You can spend min. 2-3 hours here Koh Ker (ប្រាសាទកោះកេរ្ដិ៍) Location: Koh…
…the Preah Vihear province. The temple is 140 km from Angkor Wat and 625 km from Phnom Penh. You can spend min. 2-3 hours here Koh Ker (ប្រាសាទកោះកេរ្ដិ៍) Location: Koh…
Located around 400m south of the Rahal Baray at Koh Ker, also recorded as Prasat Kraham, it is a small square brick temple that opens to the east with sandstone…
Located south of the main group of Koh Ker’s temples, Prasat Kok Krong is a rectangular brick temple that featured a corbelled roof and opened to the east. It is…
…the lintel and pediment in an inverted U, low, with a vertical tympanum. L’Art khmèr classique , monuments du quadrant Nord-Est, Henri Parmentier, 1939 Photos 2021 tour of Koh Ker…
Located on the southeast side of the Koh Ker temple group, also known as Prasat Sampor and Sampie, it’s the remains of a brick temple that opened to the west….
Also known as Prasat Beng. Koh Ker features rich diversity in its architectural styles and this is another unusual site. The central feature or shrine was a raised sandstone terrace…
…and sandstone. The entrance pavilion appears to have featured windowed rooms on either wing along with large pediments similar to other entrance gopura in the Koh Ker area. It is…
Located north of the main group of temples in Koh Ker, it’s also known as Prasat Beng Veng and Prasat Ben Ven. Still standing today is one brick shrine in…
…doors bar the southern entrance. Inside, an upturned pedestal retains some beautiful decoration typical of Koh Ker sites. To the north and south are two basins, and another to the…
…Koh Ker to Neak Buos and onward to Wat Phu, while the East Road continues along the southern edge of Beng Mealea. South of the road is Chrei temple, one…
…from Can Sram (284), and 25 km. from Koh Ker. According to Mr. PARMENTIER’s description, “it is a group of five brick towers, arranged on two fronts, facing east, the…
…all the main temples on the Small Circuit, Grand Circuit, and the remote temples even including Koh Ker. There are multiple ways to navigate the sites all depending on your…
Also known as Prasat Khnar, the temple once featured a massive linga recorded as being 7 m high and 4 m wide that was supported by an equally massive pedestal…
It is a large square sandstone temple, 11m per side atop a decorated sandstone base, that houses a massive pedestal and linga. It is fronted also by a large laterite…
Also recorded as Prasat Balang. A square sandstone temple with a large pedestal and massive linga. The square shrine shares its layout, and likely also its purpose, with 3 more…
Also recorded as Prasat Balang Tbong, here you can see the remains of a very ornate pedestal and large linga. The site likely shared its purpose with 3 more (Linga…
…are Koh Ker Temple Group Preah Vihear Temple Sambor Prei Kuk Temple group and Kampong Thom Preah Khan of Kampong Svay Banteay Chhmar Temple Battambang – the city, the temples,…
…region is home to the temple of Prasat Preah Vihear, Koh Ker which was once a capital, and the Preak Khan 12th century temple. Prey Veng – agriculture district Pursat…
Remains of a square laterite temple
Remains of a square laterite temple with outer wall
Remains of a laterite temple
Remains of a pedestal and linga (source: Cisark)
…there is the stunning masterpiece that is the statues of Valin and Sugriva in battle, originating from Prasat Chen of Koh Ker. That’s followed by more stunning works in stone…
…Phnom Bakheng Angkor Group – Siem Reap 931 – 950 AD Koh Ker Koh Ker Group, Preah Vihear 967 AD Banteay Srei Banteay Srei, Siem Reap circa 1060 AD Baphuon…
…between Koh Ker and Práḥ Khan of Kompon Svày, bears on its northern abutment a 16-line inscription in sloppy characters. The first two, in incorrect Sanskrit, form a vasantatilaka stanza….
…Ticket Type Purchase one-day: $37 Purchase three-day: $62 Purchase seven-day: $72 B. Angkor Special Pass – Yearly Visitor Pass to Angkor Archeological Site and the Koh Ker complex. Foreigners or Investors who have…
…c Prasat Kravan 10th c Bat Chum 10th c Bat Chum 10th c Baksei Chamkrong 10th c Preah Enkosei 10th c East Mebon 10th c Damrei Koh Ker 10th c…
…Svay Leu. Rates can be negotiated with the driver. From the airport to Koh Ker (Srayang Commune) – The new airport is located around 75 km from the Koh Ker…
…touching on the ancient road north of Koh Ker. We were lucky enough this year to get some updated photos of Sambour Prei Kuk in near-perfect conditions and OK for…
…road when that section reopens). Strangely, like Koh Ker, they don’t offer a multi-day ticket with a discount. If there was such, I would have stayed longer and split the…