Cambodia Day 5 Part 2

Preah Khan was built by Jayavarman VII and was dedicated to his father. It is a large monastic complex and i believe that significant portions of Tomb Raider was filmed there.

On the tuk tuk on the way to Preah Khan


The entrance of Preah Khan


Close-up view of the stone bridge statues


Indoor ceiling of Preah Khan


Defaced buddhist faces during the conversion to Hindu era


Pillars amidst the ruins


Resembles Parthenon of ancient Greece doesn't it?


Collapsed and standing structures after 1000 years

Preah Khan is one of my favourite temples in Angkor Wat as there isn't a lot of people touring the large complex and there are many places which we can explore in the temple. A large portion of the structure is sheltered from the hot sun as well.

Next, we headed back to Angkor Thom as there are still some parts where we have not explored yet. We stopped at the Terrace of the Leper King and walked over to Terrace of the Elephants.

Terrace of the Leper King


Overview of the terraces


Under the hot sun


Down the terrace walking back to our tuk tuk

This concludes our 2 day visit to the Angkor Archaelogical Park and we headed back to Siem Reap after that. We visited Artisans D' Angkor which is the venue where we can see artisans at work carving sculptures, painting silk prints or polishing carvings. There are tour guides who can guide us around the school and a very friendly guide brought us around the area furnishing useful and interesting information to us.

Our tour guide telling us on how to make the carvings look authentic


Painting intricate designs


Polishing and coating room for sculptures


An artisan at work sculpting statues

We had a 1 hour tour around the school and learnt quite a bit from our tour guide. We were quite hungry and proceeded to have our lunch next.

End of Part 2 (10 am to 2 pm)