Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 4.0Siem Reap · Angkor
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Five centuries of god-kings, water engineering and sandstone: every temple below is a real page of our guide, with verified opening hours and its place on the classic circuits.
How the temples connect on the ground: the Small Circuit around Angkor Thom and the Grand Circuit that loops further out. Tap the filters, then any temple to open its page.
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Pre-Angkorian shrines rise from the floodplain.
VIII Century
Off the beaten path750 ADPhoto: Stefan Fussan · CC BY-SA 3.0ប្រាសាទអកយុម
This is one of the oldest temple-mountains in the Angkor region, originally built as a small brick shrine and progressively enlarged.
Divers rois pré-angkoriens · HinduView the page →
Jayavarman II proclaims the god-king; the capital settles at Hariharalaya.
IX Century
Off the beaten path879 ADPhoto: Christophe95 · CC BY-SA 4.0ប្រាសាទព្រះគោ
Dedicated by the King to his ancestors, Preah Ko ('The Sacred Ox') is the first temple built at Hariharalaya (Roluos) after the official start of the Khmer Empire.
Indravarman I · HinduView the page →
Off the beaten path881 ADPhoto: Photo Dharma · CC BY 2.0ប្រាសាទបាគង
This large pyramid was the first major sandstone temple-mountain of the Angkor era.
Indravarman I · HinduView the page →
Grand Circuit889 ADPhoto: NASA Earth Observatory / Jesse Allen · Public domainបារាយណ៍ខាងកើត
Originally known as 'Yashodharatataka', this massive reservoir (7km long) is now completely dry.
Yasovarman I · HinduView the page →
Small Circuit893 ADPhoto: Satdeep Gill · CC BY-SA 4.0ប្រាសាទភ្នំបាខែង
The first state temple of Yasodharapura, raised on a natural hill with broad views across Angkor Wat and the Western Baray.
Yasovarman I · HinduView the page →
Off the beaten path893 ADPhoto: Xufanc · CC BY-SA 3.0ប្រាសាទភ្នំក្រោម
Located atop a 140m hill offering a stunning panoramic view of the Tonlé Sap lake, this brick and sandstone temple was one of the three hill temples (along with Phnom Bakheng and Phnom Bok) that defined the capital city of Yasodharapura.
Yasovarman I · HinduView the page →
State temples grow into mountains; carving reaches its peak at Banteay Srei.
X Century
Small Circuit921 ADPhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0ប្រាសាទក្រវាន់
A unique 10th-century Hindu temple consisting of five brick towers.
Harshavarman I · HinduView the page →
Small Circuit950 ADPhoto: Christophe95 · CC BY-SA 4.0ស្រះស្រង់
The royal bathing pool opposite Banteay Kdei: Angkor's quiet sunrise alternative.
Rajendravarman II · BuddhistView the page →
Grand Circuit953 ADPhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0ប្រាសាទមេបុណ្យខាងកើត
Originally built on an artificial island in the middle of the now-dry East Baray reservoir.
Rajendravarman II · HinduView the page →
Grand Circuit961 ADPhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0ប្រាសាទប្រែរូប
A warm-toned brick temple-mountain from 961, aligned with East Mebon and especially atmospheric in late light.
Rajendravarman II · HinduView the page →
Off the beaten path967 ADPhoto: Tsui · CC BY-SA 3.0បន្ទាយស្រី
A compact pink-sandstone sanctuary whose exceptionally refined lintels and pediments earned it the name “jewel of Khmer art”.
Rajendravarman II · HinduView the page →
Small Circuit975 ADPhoto: Supanut Arunoprayote · CC BY 4.0ប្រាសាទតាកែវ
One of the first temples built entirely of sandstone, this massive five-towered mountain temple is famous for being unfinished.
Jayavarman V · HinduView the page →
Colossal barays tame the monsoon and feed a city of a million souls.
XI Century
Small Circuit1000 ADPhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0ប្រាសាទពិមានអាកាស
A Hindu temple in the Khleang style, built at the end of the 10th century, during the reign of Rajendravarman (from 941 to 968), then completed by Suryavarman I (from 1002 to 1050).
Suryavarman I · HinduView the page →
Off the beaten path1050 ADPhoto: Pierre André · CC BY-SA 4.0ក្បាលស្ពាន
Known as the 'River of a Thousand Lingas', this unique site features intricate carvings of Hindu deities and phallic symbols etched directly into the sandstone riverbed.
Udayadityavarman II · HinduView the page →
Off the beaten path1050 ADPhoto: Vladimir.ira · CC BY-SA 3.0បារាយណ៍ខាងលិច
The largest hand-dug reservoir in the world (8km by 2.1km).
Udayadityavarman II · HinduView the page →
Small Circuit1060 ADPhoto: Marcin Konsek · CC BY-SA 4.0ប្រាសាទបាពួន
Built in the mid-11th century, it is a three-tiered temple mountain built as the state temple of Udayadityavarman II dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva.
Udayadityavarman II · HinduView the page →
Angkor Wat rises; Jayavarman VII rebuilds an empire in the image of the Buddha.
XII Century
Off the beaten path1113 ADPhoto: Writer128 · CC BY-SA 3.0ប្រាសាទបេងមាលា
A vast 12th-century complex in the jungle, built on an Angkor Wat-like plan and explored via walkways and collapsed galleries.
Suryavarman II · HinduView the page →
Small Circuit1113 ADPhoto: dalbera · CC BY 2.0ប្រាសាទធម្មនន្ទ
A small, elegant Hindu temple built during the reign of Suryavarman II, Thommanon is stylistically identical to Angkor Wat, featuring highly preserved carvings of devatas (female deities) and floral motifs.
Suryavarman II · HinduView the page →
Small Circuit1150 ADPhoto: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 4.0អង្គរវត្ត
Angkor’s monumental centrepiece: a vast 12th-century temple where architecture, bas-reliefs and living Buddhist devotion still meet.
Suryavarman II · HinduView the page →
Small Circuit1150 ADPhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0ប្រាសាទចៅសាយទេវតា
A small Hindu temple featuring cross-shaped gopuras and restored Devatas.
Suryavarman II ou Jayavarman VII · HinduView the page →
Grand Circuit1180 ADPhoto: Wetstew · CC BY-SA 4.0ប្រាសាទនាគព័ន្ធ
Meaning 'The Entwined Nagas', this Buddhist temple is built on an artificial island in the center of the Jayatataka Baray.
Jayavarman VII · BuddhistView the page →
Small Circuit1181 ADPhoto: Supanut Arunoprayote · CC BY 4.0អង្គរធំ
The 900-hectare fortified capital of Jayavarman VII, entered through monumental gates and centred on Bayon.
Jayavarman VII · BuddhistView the page →
Small Circuit1185 ADPhoto: Writer128 · CC BY-SA 3.0ប្រាសាទតានៃ
Hidden deep in the forest, Ta Nei is a quiet, atmospheric temple often missed by visitors.
Jayavarman VII · BuddhistView the page →
Small Circuit1186 ADPhoto: Supanut Arunoprayote · CC BY 4.0ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម
A royal Buddhist monastery where monumental trees, collapsed galleries and careful conservation form one inseparable landscape.
Jayavarman VII · BuddhistView the page →
Small Circuit1190 ADPhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0ប្រាសាទបន្ទាយក្តី
Meaning 'A Citadel of Chambers', Banteay Kdei is a large Buddhist temple built on the site of a former Hindu temple.
Jayavarman VII · BuddhistView the page →
Small Circuit1190 ADPhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន
The symbolic centre of Angkor Thom, known for its face towers and rare bas-reliefs of everyday Khmer life.
Jayavarman VII · BuddhistView the page →
Grand Circuit1190 ADPhoto: Jean-Pierre Dalbéra · CC BY 2.0ប្រាសាទតាសោម
Often called 'The Little Ta Prohm', this small, quiet temple was dedicated to the King's father.
Jayavarman VII · BuddhistView the page →
Grand Circuit1191 ADPhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0ប្រាសាទព្រះខ័ន
A vast late-12th-century temple-city and Buddhist centre, best explored slowly through long galleries and tree-lined enclosures.
Jayavarman VII · BuddhistView the page →
Small Circuit1200 ADPhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0ព្រះលានជល់ដំរី
A 350-meter long viewing platform used by the King to review his victorious army, hold public ceremonies, and watch parades.
Jayavarman VII · BuddhistView the page →
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