🛕 Cambodia Temple Encyclopedia
Explore 59 temples and ancient ruins — from pre-Angkorian sanctuaries to modern pagodas.
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Showing 59 of 59 temples
Angkor Wat
UNESCOអង្គរវត្ត
The world's largest religious monument — a 162.6-hectare temple complex and Cambodia's national symbol, depicted on the flag.
💰 Angkor Pass: $37/day, $62/3-day, $72/7-day
Angkor Thom
UNESCOអង្គរធំ
The last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer Empire — a 9 km² walled city containing the famous Bayon temple.
💰 Angkor Pass
Bayon
UNESCOបាយ័ន
The enigmatic state temple with 216 serene stone faces gazing in all four directions from 54 gothic towers.
💰 Angkor Pass
Ta Prohm
UNESCOតាព្រហ្ម
The atmospheric "Tomb Raider temple" where massive silk-cotton and strangler fig trees dramatically engulf ancient stone walls.
💰 Angkor Pass
Banteay Srei
UNESCOបន្ទាយស្រី
A jewel of pink sandstone with the finest, most intricate carvings in all of Angkor — often called the "jewel of Khmer art."
💰 Angkor Pass
Preah Khan
UNESCOព្រះខ័ន
A vast monastic complex dedicated to Jayavarman VII's father — once home to over 100,000 officials and servants.
💰 Angkor Pass
Baphuon
UNESCOបាពួន
A massive five-tiered temple mountain with a stunning 200-meter elevated causeway and the world's largest reclining Buddha puzzle.
💰 Angkor Pass
Banteay Kdei
UNESCOបន្ទាយក្តី
A charming, less-visited Buddhist monastery with beautiful devata carvings and an atmospheric, intimate scale.
💰 Angkor Pass
Pre Rup
UNESCOប្រែរូប
A dramatic brick-and-laterite temple mountain — one of the best sunset viewpoints in the Angkor Archaeological Park.
💰 Angkor Pass
Ta Keo
UNESCOតាកែវ
An unfinished sandstone temple mountain with dramatically steep steps — the first temple built entirely of sandstone.
💰 Angkor Pass
Neak Pean
UNESCOនាគពាន់
A unique island temple set in an artificial lake, representing the mythical Lake Anavatapta — a healing sanctuary.
💰 Angkor Pass
Ta Som
UNESCOតាសោម
A small, charming temple with a spectacular strangler fig tree dramatically engulfing the eastern gopura.
💰 Angkor Pass
East Mebon
UNESCOមេបុណ្យខាងកើត
A temple originally on an island in a vast reservoir, featuring life-sized elephant statues at each corner level.
💰 Angkor Pass
Banteay Samré
UNESCOបន្ទាយសំរែ
A beautifully restored "flat" temple with stunning lintels and pediments — one of the most complete temples in Angkor.
💰 Angkor Pass
Phnom Bakheng
UNESCOភ្នំបាខែង
The hilltop temple mountain offering the most famous sunset views over Angkor Wat and the Western Baray.
💰 Angkor Pass
Beng Mealea
បឹងមាលា
A massive, largely unrestored jungle temple 65 km from Angkor — one of the most adventurous and atmospheric temple experiences.
💰 $5 (separate from Angkor Pass)
Koh Ker
UNESCOកោះកេរ
A remote former capital with a dramatic 36-meter stepped pyramid — Cambodia's newest UNESCO World Heritage Site (2023).
💰 $15
Preah Vihear
UNESCOប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ
A spectacular cliff-edge temple perched 525 meters above the Cambodian plain — UNESCO World Heritage Site with breathtaking views.
💰 $10 + motorcycle taxi up the cliff $5
Thommanon
UNESCOធម្មានន្ទ
A small, elegantly restored Hindu temple with beautiful devata carvings — one of a pair flanking the Victory Gate road.
💰 Angkor Pass
Chau Say Tevoda
UNESCOចៅសាយទេវតា
The "twin" of Thommanon, restored by China — with a distinctive raised causeway and fine narrative pediments.
💰 Angkor Pass
Phimeanakas
UNESCOភិមានអាកាស
The royal palace chapel of Angkor — where the king was said to sleep nightly with a serpent goddess.
💰 Angkor Pass
Srah Srang
UNESCOស្រះស្រង់
A beautiful royal bathing reservoir with an ornamental landing stage — one of Angkor's finest sunrise spots.
💰 Angkor Pass
Preah Palilay
UNESCOព្រះបាលិលាយ
A small, atmospheric Buddhist temple hidden in the forest within Angkor Thom — one of the best-kept secrets.
💰 Angkor Pass
Kbal Spean
ក្បាលស្ពាន
A sacred river site with 1,000 lingas and Vishnu carvings sculpted directly into the riverbed — reached via a jungle trek.
💰 Angkor Pass
Phnom Kulen
ភ្នំគូលែន
The sacred mountain where the Khmer Empire was founded in 802 AD — featuring a giant reclining Buddha, waterfalls, and river lingas.
💰 $20 (foreigners)
Roluos Group
UNESCOរលួស
The earliest major Angkorian temples — Bakong, Preah Ko, and Lolei — representing the dawn of Khmer monumental architecture.
💰 Angkor Pass
Sambor Prei Kuk
UNESCOសំបូរព្រៃគុក
Cambodia's oldest temple complex and UNESCO World Heritage Site — the capital of the pre-Angkorian Chenla kingdom.
💰 $3
Phnom Chisor
ភ្នំជីសរ
A hilltop temple with panoramic views of the Cambodian countryside — an easy day trip from Phnom Penh.
💰 Free
Ta Prohm (Tonle Bati)
តាព្រហ្ម ទន្លេបាទី
Not the famous Angkor Ta Prohm — this lesser-known but beautifully carved temple sits beside a popular lake south of Phnom Penh.
💰 $3
Wat Banan
វត្តបាណន
Battambang's "mini Angkor Wat" — five towers atop a 400-meter hill with vine-covered ruins and sweeping valley views.
💰 $2
Wat Ek Phnom
វត្តឯកភ្នំ
A ruined Angkorian temple next to a giant modern Buddha statue — an atmospheric contrast of ancient and modern Cambodia.
💰 Free
Banteay Chhmar
បន្ទាយឆ្មារ
A massive, remote temple complex with face towers and unique multi-armed Avalokiteshvara carvings — Cambodia's most underrated temple.
💰 $5
Phnom Da
ភ្នំដា
One of Cambodia's oldest stone structures — a pre-Angkorian hilltop sanctuary in the ancient Funan heartland.
💰 Free
Wat Nokor Bachey
វត្តនគរបាជ័យ
An Angkorian temple uniquely integrated with a modern Buddhist pagoda built within and around its ancient walls.
💰 Free
Prasat Kravan
UNESCOប្រាសាទក្រវាន់
Five brick towers containing rare interior brick bas-reliefs of Vishnu and Lakshmi — unique in Angkorian architecture.
💰 Angkor Pass
Preah Khan of Kampong Svay
ព្រះខ័នកំពង់ស្វាយ
The largest Angkorian temple complex by enclosed area — a truly remote, jungle-swallowed mega-site far from the tourist trail.
💰 $5
Phnom Krom
UNESCOភ្នំក្រោម
A hilltop trio of sandstone towers overlooking the vast Tonlé Sap lake — one of Yasovarman I's three hill temples.
💰 Angkor Pass
Prasat Andet
ប្រាសាទអន្ដែត
A restored pre-Angkorian brick tower with elegant decorative carvings — a gem between Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
💰 Free
Phnom Sampeau
ភ្នំសំពៅ
A sacred hilltop temple complex with Killing Caves, bat caves, and panoramic sunset views over Battambang's rice paddies.
💰 $2
Silver Pagoda
វត្តព្រះកែវមរកត
The Royal Chapel within the Royal Palace compound — named for its floor of 5,329 silver tiles weighing over 6 tons.
💰 $10 (included with Royal Palace ticket)
Wat Phnom
វត្តភ្នំ
The legendary temple on a 27-meter hill that gave Phnom Penh its name — the most sacred site in the capital city.
💰 $1
Prasat Neang Khmau
ប្រាសាទនាងខ្មៅ
A small pre-Angkorian laterite temple in Takeo town — one of the oldest stone structures in Cambodia with local legends.
💰 Free
Prasat Ta Muen
ប្រាសាទតាម៉ឺន
A border-region rest house temple along the ancient Angkorian royal road — part of the empire's highway system.
💰 Free
Prasat Yeay Peau
ប្រាសាទយាយពៅ
A small, atmospheric laterite temple near Tonle Bati — associated with a local legend about a grandmother spirit.
💰 $3 (included with Ta Prohm Tonle Bati)
Prasat Suor Prat
UNESCOប្រាសាទសួរព្រ័ត
Twelve mysterious laterite towers facing the Royal Palace square — their original purpose remains debated by scholars.
💰 Angkor Pass
Wat Athvea
វត្តអធ្វា
A rarely-visited Angkorian temple within an active Buddhist pagoda compound — one of Siem Reap's hidden secrets.
💰 Free
Prasat Bakan (Preah Khan Kompong Svay)
ប្រាសាទបាកាន
A remote mega-temple site — the Preah Khan "mother site" with a baray island temple, accessible only in dry season.
💰 $5
West Mebon
UNESCOមេបុណ្យខាងលិច
A mysterious island temple in the center of the West Baray — one of the least-visited sites in the Angkor Archaeological Park.
💰 Angkor Pass
Phnom Bok
UNESCOភ្នំបូក
The most remote of Yasovarman I's three hilltop temples — a 235-meter climb rewarded with solitude and panoramic views.
💰 Angkor Pass
Prasat Prei Monti
UNESCOប្រាសាទព្រៃមន្ដី
Three early Angkorian brick towers from the Roluos period — among the oldest temples in the Angkor region.
💰 Angkor Pass
Prasat Leak Neang
UNESCOប្រាសាទលាក់នាង
A small hidden temple deep in the forest near Ta Prohm — true to its name, "Hidden Lady" is one of Angkor's secret gems.
💰 Angkor Pass
Prasat Chrung
UNESCOប្រាសាទជ្រុង
Four identical small temples at each corner of Angkor Thom's walls — peaceful walks along the ancient city ramparts.
💰 Angkor Pass
Spean Thma
UNESCOស្ពានថ្ម
An ancient stone bridge built from recycled temple blocks spanning the Siem Reap River — a unique Angkorian engineering feat.
💰 Angkor Pass
Prasat Bay Kaek
ប្រាសាទបាយកែក
A rare pre-Angkorian brick temple in Prey Veng Province — evidence of the Chenla kingdom's reach east of the Mekong.
💰 Free
Prasat Phnom Wan
ប្រាសាទភ្នំវ៉ាន់
A hilltop Angkorian temple in rural Battambang with commanding views — known locally but rarely seen by foreign visitors.
💰 Free
Tonlé Sap Floating Pagodas
វត្តអណ្ដែតទន្លេសាប
Stilted and floating Buddhist pagodas in the Tonlé Sap floating villages — where faith meets water in one of Asia's most unique religious settings.
💰 Free (boat tour required)
Prasat Tao
UNESCOប្រាសាទតោ
A Pre-Angkorian temple within the Sambor Prei Kuk complex featuring a rare carved lion guardian — one of the oldest stone sculptures in Cambodia.
💰 $3 (included with Sambor Prei Kuk)
Prasat Kompong Preah
ប្រាសាទកំពង់ព្រះ
A cluster of pre-Angkorian temples in Kampong Thom with exceptionally fine carved lintels — a hidden archaeological treasure.
💰 Free
Oudong
ឧដុង្គ
Cambodia's former royal capital (1618–1866) with hilltop royal stupas, Buddhist pagodas, and a massive seated Buddha — an important pilgrimage site.
💰 Free
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