Localisation

10 km in the South East of Siemreap

Style

Angkorian Period - Bakong Style

Construction - Inauguration

End of 9th, beginning of 10th centuries

Initiator

Yasovarman Ier

Dedication

Hindu – Dedicated to the Trimurti : Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu

Visit

One hour visit , including the ascent

Caracteristics

• This temple, like its brother the Phnom Bakeng, is of the same style as the Bakong temple from the Roluos Group, which was built 25 years before.
• The statues of the sanctuaries are today in the Musée Guimet in Paris but the pedestals are still in place and are among the most beautiful ones in Cambodia.

Comments

• The temple is badly deteriorated, eroded by the damp winds of the Tonle Sap but the visit remains interesting to enjoy the view over the Tonle Sap Lake, its surroundings and its schools of birds, particularly at the sunset.
• I recommend this site preferably to his brother the Phnom Bakeng, more known and therefore often overcrowded, particularly at the sunset.