Sunday, August 31, 2025
Friday, August 29, 2025
Damrei Krab Temple (ប្រាសាទដំរីក្រាប)
Historians believe the temple was built in the 8th-9th century, during the early Angkor period, because of its style. No inscription has been found to provide further information.
The central tower is very special. It still keeps its three false upper levels, something very rare for brick temples of this age. The tower looks tall and narrow, which is a design style unique to Kulen Mountain. Its doorway has beautifully carved sandstone pillars, and in the past, it also had a decorated lintel (stone beam) and pediment (triangle above the doorway).
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
A little elephant on a top of Kulen Mountain - កន្លែងកូនដំរីលើភ្នំគូលែន
Sras Damrei (Kulen Mountain)- ស្រះដំរី នៅលើភ្នំគូលែន
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Baksei Chamkrong Temple - ប្រាសាទបក្សីចាំក្រុង
The temple was started by King Harshavarman I and finished in 948 AD by King Rajendravarman II, who placed a golden statue of Shiva inside.
It is a stepped pyramid with four levels made of laterite, rising 13 meters high. Very steep staircases lead to the top platform where a single brick tower (prasat) stands. The main door faces east, while the other sides have false doors.
Some carvings remain, including Indra on his three-headed elephant and Genesha above the eastern doorway. An old inscription tells about the temple’s history and the king’s achievements.
Later, a reclining Buddha statue was added inside the tower.
The temple is located about 9Km north of Siem Reap, near Angkor Thom’s South Gate.
Bei Temple or Prasat Bei (meaning Three Temples)- ប្រាសាទបី
Monday, August 25, 2025
Phimeanakas Temple (ប្រាសាទភិមានអាកាស)
The kings used the temple as a private royal shrine. According to legend, the king had to spend each night in the tower with a Naga princess, believed to be the spirit of the land, to keep the kingdom safe and prosperous.
Construction began under King Rajendravarman and was completed by King Suryavarman I. Like many temples in Angkor, it was abandoned in the 15th century and later became covered by jungle before being rediscovered.
Ta Krabei Temple (ប្រាសាទតាក្របី)
Photo in December 2022 Ta Krabei Temple is located in Chheu Slap Village, Koh Khpos Commune, Banteay Ampil District, Oddor Meanchey Province...
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The hidden wall behind the Terrace of the Leper King shows a story about the three levels of the universe: the underworld, the earth, and th...
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Top Temple (East) is located within the walls of Angkor Thom, to the west of Bayon Temple and to the south of the Victory Gate, appro...
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Photo in December 2022 Ta Krabei Temple is located in Chheu Slap Village, Koh Khpos Commune, Banteay Ampil District, Oddor Meanchey Province...