Siem Reap

Ak Yum temple is located southern end of the West Baray. The temple was built between 7th and 9th centuries. The inscriptions found on pillars give the date of AD 609, 704 and 1001 from Ak Yum temple. Evidence of a lingam...

Angkor Thom, the last capital of Angkor period (AD 802-1432) until the 15th century, was indeed a Great City as it name implies, of the vast and powerful Khmer Empire. The capital of King Jayavarman VII16 (AD 1181-1220), Angkor Thom,...

Angkor Wat is located about 7kilometers north of Siem Reap provincial town along Komai or Charles De Gaul Road. The temple was built in the early 12th century during the reign of King Suryavarman II (AD 1113-1150) is unrivaled...

Baksei Cham Krong11 temple is located about 150 meters noth of Phnom Bakheng. The temple was perhaps begun construction by King Harshavarman I12 (AD 910-944) and completed b King Harshavarman13 (AD 944-968), dedicating Shiva...

Banteay Kdey temple is located southeast of Ta Prohm. The temple was built in the latter half of the 12th and early 13th centuries by King Jayavarman VII. The temple is similar in art and architecture of Ta Prohm, but it is smaller...

Banteay Samre temple is about 400meters east of East Baray, about 2 kilometers from Pradak village and south of the road from Pradak to Phnom Bok. The temple was built in the middle of the 12th century by King Suryavaarman II,...

Banteay Srei temple is located in Banteay Srei village, Banteay Srei commune, Banteay Srei district, about 32 kilometers from Siem Reap provincial town. The temple was built in the second half of the 10th century during the reign of King...

Baphuon23 temple is west of the road to the Dei Chhang Gate and near the Bayon temple. The temple was built in the 11th century, around 1060 by King Udayadityavarman II (AD 1050-1066), dedicating to Brahmanism. A hightlight of the...

The Bayon temple is located in the center of Angkor Thom. The temple is one of the most popular sites in the Angkor complex. It was built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries by king Jayavarman VII. The architectural composition...

Bat Chum temple is located about 300meters south of Srah Srang. It is accessible by Beung Mealear ancient road, which is located north of Kravan village. Constructed of brick, the temple has three towers that face east. According...

Beung Mealea temple lies at the foot of Phnom Kulen’s eastern extreme, about 70kilometers from Siem Reap provincial town. It takes two or three hours to get there via either Banteay Srei or Dam Dek on National road 6. It is the most...

Bey temple is located west of Thma Bay Ka Ek temple. Constructed of brick in the 10th century, dedicating to Shiva Brahmanism, it has three towers and faces east. The original name of the temple is unknown. However, because it has...

Chao Say Tevada temple is south of Thommanon temple, the temple was built in the late 11th and early 12th centuries by King Suryavarman II, dedicating to Brahmanism. Chao Say Tevada and Thommanon temple are two small monument...

East Mebon temple is about 500meters northeast of Pre Rup temple. The temple was built in AD 952 by King Rajendravarman. The temple is similar to Pre Rup temple in plan, construction and decoration. A major difference, however,...

Kbal Spean lies 50likometers northeast of Siem Reap provincial town or about 18 kilometers from Banteay Srei on a dirt road. It takes from one to two hours to get there from the provincial town. The original River of Thousand Lingams,...

Koh Ker was once an an ancient capital of Cambodia, located in Srayong Cheung village, Srayong commune, Kulen district, about 49 kilometers west of the provincial town. The Koh Ker complex is on the Chhork Koki highland. It was built...

Kravan temple is located east of Angkor Wat and south of Banteay Kdei. The temple was built in 921 during the reign of King Karshvarman I (AD 910-923), dedicating to Vishnu Brahmanism. It may have been built by high court...

Mongkul Leat temple is in the forest, about 900meters south of the Victory Gate. This sandstone temple was built between the late 13th and early 14th centuries. According the temple inscription, the temple was dedicated to...

Neak Pean temple is located east of Preah Khan and about 300 meters off the road. The temple is in the center of Jayatataka or Northern Baray and placed on the same axis as Preah Khan. It was built in the second half of the...

The north and west kliang are located behind Sour Proat temple and facing the Terrace of the Elephant and the Leper King. These sandstone temples were built in the late 10th and early 11th centuries by King Jayavarman V and...

Palilay temple is located north of Phineanakas temple and behind Tep Pranom. The temple was built in the 12th century by King Jayavarman VII’s father, King Dharanindravarman (AD1150-1160), who was a Buddhist. The temple’s...

Phimeanakas temple is south of Baphoun temple, within the confines of the Royal Palace. The temple was built in the late 10th and early 11th centuries by three different kings , King Rajendravrman, King Jayavarman V and King...

Phnom Bakheng temple was built on the natural hill. Com-monthly referred to as the temple-mountain because it is an earthly facsimile of Mount meru, it is located on the left side of the road from Angkor Wat to Angkor thom...

Phnom Bok is northeast of East Baray. On this mountain stands a sandstone temple with three towers. It was built in the late 9th and early 10th centuries during the reign of King Yasovarman I. The mountain is called Phnom Bok,...

Phnom Krom is a 137meters high hill located about 12kilometers southwest of Siem Reap at the northern end of the Tonle Sap Lake. Situated on the hilltop, Phnom Krom temple was built in the late 9th and early 10th centuries...

Pre Rup temple is about 2 kilometers northeast of Srah Srang and about 500meters south of the east baray. The temple was built in 961 during the reign of King Rajendravarman, dedicating to Shiva Brahmanism. The boldness of the...

Preah Ang Kork Thlork or Wat Kork Thlork22 is located west of Bayon temple. According Khmer legend, Kork Thlork was the first name of Cambodia. An Indian man named Preah Thaong was banished from his country. He threw...

Preah Khan temple is located 2 kilometers north-east of Angkor Thom on the Grand Circuit. The temple was built in the second half of the 12th century in AD 1191 by King Jayavarman VII, dedicating to his father Dharanindravarman...

Preah Ngok is north of the Bayon. It features a large sandstone statue of the Buddha sitting crossed leg with its eyes opened only slightly. From 13th to 15th centuries, it was one of the Buddhist temples in Angkor area...

Phnom Kulen is in Svay Leu and Varin district, about 60kilometers from Siem Reap provincial town and 25kilometers from Banteay Srei, Phnom Kulen, originally called Mount Mahendraparvata, is the holy mountain where, when King...

Preah Pithu is a group of temple located northeast of the Terrace of the Leper King. Studies of their style indicate that all except one are Brahman temple built during the 12th century by King Suryavrman II. The lone Buddhist...

Roluos is the site or an ancient’s center of Khmer Civilization known as Hariharalaya, located about 12kilometers from Siem Reap town. It includes three temples, Preah Kor, Bankong and Lolei. After King Jayavarman II established...

Rorng Romong Temple is southwest of Phnom Bakheng. A small brick temple, the upper part has been lost over time. According to local residents, the temple’s name comes from the traditional Khmer game Romong14. Some people,...

Srah Srang is located face to face with Banteay Kdey temple. It, too, was built in late 12th century by King Jayavarman VII. It is a large lake which is 700 by 300 meters with an elegant lading terrace of superb proportion and scale...

Suor Prat temple is located at the beginning of the road leading to the Victory Gate, in front of the Royal Palace. The temple was built in the late 12th century by King Jayavarman VII and features a row of 12 square laterite...

Ta Keo temple is located east of Thommanon and Chao Say Tevoda on the east bank of Stung Siem Reap. The temple was built in the late 10th to early 12th centuries by King Jayavarman V and Suryavarman I, dedicating to Shiva...

Ta Prohm Kel temple is located on the way from Angkor Wat to Angkor Thom, about 300 meters from the west entry gate of Angkor wat. The chapel made of sandstone that faces east. This temple was built in the late 12 century,...

Ta som temple is located east of Neak Pean. It was built in early 13th century by King Jayavarman VII, dedicating to his father. A significant feature of Ta Som is the growth of a huge ficus tree on the east gopura, which provides...

Tep Pranom is located northwest of the Terrace of the Leper King. The temple was built in the reign of King Yasovarman I. Parts of the temple were built different times ranging from the late 9th to 13th centuries. The site was originally...

The Terrace of the Elephant is located directly in front of the east gopura of the Royal Palace rampart. The terrace was built in late 12th century by King Jayavarman VII. One of the main attractions of this terrace is the façade...

The Terrace of the Elephant is located directly in front of the east gopura of the Royal Palace rampart. The terrace was built in late 12th century by King Jayavarman VII. One of the main attractions of this terrace is the façade...

Thma Bay Kaek temple is located near the south moat of Angkor Thom and north of Baksei Cham Krong temple, about 125meters from the entrance to Angkor Thom. This temple was built in the 10th century to worship Brahmanism. No one knows...

Thommanon temple is about 500meters east of the Victory Gate. A temple dedicated to Brahmanism, it was built in the late 11th and early 12th centuries by king Suryavarman II. The temple is rectangular in plan with a sanctuary...

Wat Preah indra Tep is a Buddhist temple located south of Bayon temple. Preah Indra Tep is a name of Preah Indra.

Wat Tang Tok is located north of the Victory Gate and east of Sour Proat temple. Tang Tok is a royal term that refers to accasions when the king prepares an exhibition of handicrafts or agricultural products for the people...

West Baray is the largest man-made body of water at Angkor. Visitors can hire a boat to take them to the island in the middle where West Mebon temple once stood. Today, only traces of it remain. But the island is a pleasant...

West Mebon temple is located in themiddle of West Baray on an island about 11kilometers northwest of Siem Reap. The temple was built in the second half of the 11th century by King SuryavarmanI, dedicating to Vishu Brahmanisim...

Ta Prohm temple is located about 1 kilometer east of the Victory Gate, southeast of Ta Keo temple. Its rampart is near the northwest coner of the rampart of Banteay Kdey temple. The temple was built in AD1186 by King...