Building date: Late 9th/Early 10th century
Religion: Hindu (Shivaism)
Style: Bakheng
King: Yasovarman I From 889 To 910
Location: In North East of Eastern Baray, approximately 8 kilometers.
Phnom Bok forms a portion of the particular trilogy from the Mountain Temples of Phnom Bakheng, Phnom Krom and Phnom Bok, and all built during the same period. Out of the way from the usual visitor's trips, it's rarely visited which is a good reason to go there and have a look.
There are several ways of reaching it. We suggest the path that passes by Prasat To, a place usually visited only long enough to take photographs, and that skirts the wonderful lake at the foot of the hill. Climbing the huge staircase of 635 steps (we counted them) it is best to tackle it when climate is still fresh, early in the day for instance. The exceptional view from the top makes the efforts to reach it well worth it.
A 360° view of a landscape that stretches on for 10s of kilometres includes rice farms, the forests, as well as Lake Tonle Sap beautifully visible. The temple by itself however is somewhat unimpressive; there are only parts of a wall and enormous stone heaps. The question to understand is how and in how much time these enormous amounts of rocks, of which several are gigantic, were brought up on top of this hill. It was probably done through the use of a system of pulleys. Keep in mind that the Apsara ticket is not necessary for the visit of these kind of ruins.
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Religion: Hindu (Shivaism)
Style: Bakheng
King: Yasovarman I From 889 To 910
Location: In North East of Eastern Baray, approximately 8 kilometers.
Phnom Bok forms a portion of the particular trilogy from the Mountain Temples of Phnom Bakheng, Phnom Krom and Phnom Bok, and all built during the same period. Out of the way from the usual visitor's trips, it's rarely visited which is a good reason to go there and have a look.
There are several ways of reaching it. We suggest the path that passes by Prasat To, a place usually visited only long enough to take photographs, and that skirts the wonderful lake at the foot of the hill. Climbing the huge staircase of 635 steps (we counted them) it is best to tackle it when climate is still fresh, early in the day for instance. The exceptional view from the top makes the efforts to reach it well worth it.
A 360° view of a landscape that stretches on for 10s of kilometres includes rice farms, the forests, as well as Lake Tonle Sap beautifully visible. The temple by itself however is somewhat unimpressive; there are only parts of a wall and enormous stone heaps. The question to understand is how and in how much time these enormous amounts of rocks, of which several are gigantic, were brought up on top of this hill. It was probably done through the use of a system of pulleys. Keep in mind that the Apsara ticket is not necessary for the visit of these kind of ruins.
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