Further Afield Of Siem Reap Attractions Site

Banteay Srei

Considered by many to be the jewel in the crown of Angkorian art, Banteay Srei is cut from stone of a pinkish hue and includes some of the finest stone carving anywhere on earth. Begun in AD 967, it is one of the few temples around Angkor not to be commissioned by a king, but by a Brahman, perhaps a tutor to Jayavarman V.

Banteay Srei means ‘Citadel of the Woman’ and it is said that it must have been built by women, as the elaborate carvings are too fine for the hand of a man.

Banteay Srei, 21km northeast fo the Bayon and about 32km from Siem Reap, can be visited along with Kbal Spean and the Cambodia Landmine Museum. Transport out to here will cost a little more than the Prices quoted for the central temples of Angkor.

Kbal Spean

Kbal Spean is a spectacularly carved riverbed, set deep in the jungle about 50km northeast of Angkor, more commonly reffered to in English as the ‘River of a thousand Lingas’ it’s a 1,5km uphill walk to the carvings, which include phallic lingas and Hundu deitics. From the carvings you can walk your way back down to the waterfall to cool off. Carry plenty of water.

Kbal Spean was only discovered in 1969, when ethnologist Jean Boulbet was shown the area by a local hermit; the area was soon off-limites due to the civil war, only becoming safe again in 1998.

At the nearby Angkor center for Conservation of Biodiversity trafficked animals are nursed back to hcalth.

Phnom Kulen

The most sacred mountain in Cambodia, Phnom Kulen is where Jayavarman II proclaimed himself a devaraya (god-kings) in AD 802, giving birth to Cambodia. It’s a popular place of pilgrimage during weekends and festivals; the views it affords are absolutely tremendous.

At no point during a visit to Phnom Kulen should you leave well-troddern paths, as there may be landmines in the area.

Phnom Kulen is 50km from Siem Reap and 15km from Banteay Seri. The road toll is US20$ per foreign visitor. None of this goes towards preserving the site. It is possible to buy a cheaper entrance ticket to Phnom Kulen for US$12 from the city Angkor Hotel in Siem Reap.

Beng Mealea

Built by Suryavarman II to the same floor plan as Angkor Wat, Beng Mealea is the Titanic of temples, utterly subsumed by jungle. Nature has well and truly run riot here. Jumbled stones lie like forgotten jewels swathed in lichen, and the galleries are strangled by ivy and vines.

Beng Mealea is about 65km northeast of Siem Reap on a sealed tool road.

Remote Temples of the Northwest

See the relevant sections under Northwestern Cambodia for more information on remote remotes such as Koh Ker, Beanteay Chhmar, Preah Khan and Prasat Preah Vihea.

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SIEM REAP ATTRACTIONS TO AROUND ANGKOR THOM

Ta Phrohm

The ultimate Indiana Jones fantasy, Ta Phrohm is cloaked in dappled shadow, it’s crumbling towers and walls locked in the show muscular embrace of vast three-root systems. If Ankgor Wat, the Bayon and other temples are testimony to the genius us equally of the awesome fecundity and power of the jungle. There is a poetic cycle to this venerable ruin, with humanity first conquering nature to rapidly create, and nature once again conquering humanity to slowly destroy.

Built from 1186 and originally known as rejavahara (Monastery of the King), Ta Prohm was a Buddhist temple dedicated to the mother of Jayavarman VII. Ta Phrohm is a temple of towers, enclosed courtyards and narrow corridors. Ancient threes tower overhead their leaves filtering the sunlight and casting a greenish pall over the whole scene. It is the closest most of us will get to exercising the excitement of the explores of old.

 Phnom Bakheng

Around 400m south of Angkor Thom, this hill’s main draw is the sunset view of Angkor Wat, though this has turned into something of a circus, with hundreds of visitors jockeying for space. The temple built by Yasovarman I (r 889-910), has five tiers, with seven levels (including the base and the summit).

Preah Khan

The temple of Preah Khan (sacred sword) is one of the largest complexes at Angkor – a maze of vaulted corridors, Constructed by Jayavarman VII, this temple has a large square pool surrounded by four smaller square pools, with a circular “islands” in the middle.

Water once flowed into the four pools via four ornamental spouts, in the form of an elephant’s head, a horsed head, a lion’s bead and a human head. It’s safe bet that when the encore Angkor Casinos eventually but inevitably in Las Vegas or Macau, Preah Khan Poan will provide the blueprint for the ultimate swimming complex.

Roluos Group

The monuments of Roluos, which served as indravarman I’s (r 877 – 89) capital, are amoung the curliest large, permanent temple built by the Khmers and mark the dawn of khimer classical art. Phreah Khan dedicated to shiva, has elaborate ingeriptions in Sanskrit on the doorpostsof each tower and some of the best surviving examples of Ankgorian plasterwork. The city’s central temple, Ba Kong, with its five-tier central pyramid of sandstone is a representation of Mr Meru.

Roluos is 13km cast of Siem reap along NH6 and can be easily combined with a visit to the stilted village of Kompong Pluk and the nearby flooded forest.

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TEMPLES OF ANGKOR – THREE DAY EXPLORATION

The life-support system for the one and only temples of Angkor, Siem Reap was always destined for great things. Back in the 1960s, Siem Reap (see-em ree-ep) was the place to be in Southeast Asia and saw a steady stream of the rich and famous. After three decades of slumber, it’s well and truly back and one of the most popular destinations on the planet right now. It has reinvented itself as the epicenter of the new Cambodia, with more guesthouses and hotels than temples, and sumptuous spas and world-class wining and dining.

At heart, though, Siem Reap – whose name rather undiplomatically means ‘Siamese Defeated’- is still a little charmer, with old French shophouses, shady tree-lined boulevards and a slow-flowing river.

The temple complex at Angkor is simply enormous and the superlatives don’t do it justice. This is the site of the world’s largest religious building, a multitude of temples and a vast, long-abandoned walled city that was arguably southeast Asia’s first metropolis, long before Bangkok and Singapore got in on the action.

Starting at the Rolous group of temples, one of the earliest capitals of Angkor, move on to the big circuit, which INCLUDES THE Buddhist-Hindu fusion temple of Pheah Khan and the ornate water temple of Neak Poan.

On the second day downsize to the small circuit, starting with an atmospheric Banteay Kdei and the immense royal bathing pond of Sra Srang.

Next venture further afield to Banteay Srei temple, the jewel in the crown of Angkorian art, and Beng Mealea, a remote jungle temple.

Saving the biggest and best until last, experience sunrise at Ankgor Wat and stick around breakfast in the temple to discover its amazing architecture without the crowds. In the afternoon, explore Angkor Thom an immense comlex that is home to the enigmatic Bayon.

Three day around Angkor? That’s just for starter swords and princesses the latter adorned with beautiful rows of pearls. At the base on the southern side, there is narrow access to a hidden terrace that was covered up when the outer structure was built. The figures, including nagas (mythical serpent-beings), look as fresh as if they had been carved yesterday.

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