Prasat Preah Ko ប្រាសាទព្រះគោ - 9th Century Khmer Temple - Siem Reap Cambodia 2024

Prasat Preah Ko ប្រាសាទព្រះគោ
Prasat Preah Ko, or Temple of the Sacred Bull predates its larger neighbour Bakong and was dedicated by Indravarman I in the late 9th century, to both the god Shiva and his own family. The sacred bull refers to Nandi, statues of whom can still be seen on site.
The 6 brick towers are aligned eastwards on a low platform. The towers are just a fraction of a large site extending to the north, south and west and bordered by a moat.
The 600 sq meter area is currently heavily forested and few traces of an outer wall or gopuras remain. The shrines are offset slightly south and to the extreme east of this large enclosure leaving a large empty space in the center which could have been occupied by the royal palace.
An eastern gopura, parts of a laterite wall and a second brick entrance pavilion can be seen.
The brick towers themselves are in good repair and feature high quality sandstone lintels and inserted carved figures while sections of the original stucco work, which would originally have covered the entire exteriors, can still be seen.
Lintels are high relief, intricate heraldic designs; figures are male guardians and devatas while stucco work includes Kalas, small figures and vegetal wreathes.
The site is small compared to many of the other ruins around Angkor but the history and the higher quality designs on site make it worth a visit. Its located outside of Siem Reap about 20 minutes to the east in the Roluos group of temples that predate Angkor
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This is one of the temples in the group pre Angkor Thom. The largest is a pyramid temple. I made a video of it if you want to see it. Here is the video.
Bakong Temple បាគង - Completed in 881 - 1st Khmer Sandstone Mountain Temple in Angkor
czcams.com/video/YIjWpy-0qzM/video.html

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Welcome 🇰🇭🇰🇭🥰

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Thank you. This is a great part of the area. It always amazes me to see things from over 1,000 years ago.

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You travelled very fast. Yesterday you were in India and today you’re in Cambodia 😁

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I rode my motorcycle from Bangkok to Siem Reap. I still have a few videos to edit and post from India still. Having fun here but it’s very very hot.

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@@endlessjourneytravels WOW! You’re so brave and capable riding a motorbike from Bangkok to Siem Reap 👍 Sound so much fun indeed. Thank you for your videos 💕🙏🙏🙏💕

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@@NeekaSimon it’s a lot of fun for me. It takes a little getting used to switching sides of the road. I’m an American so I grew up driving on the right but habits of riding in Thailand all of these years are hard to break. It’s also a bit interesting with dodging cars that seem to come from every direction. A bit dangerous but fun. lol