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Siem Reap · Angkor
The Temples of Angkor
ប្រាសាទអង្គរ
Choose your temples, explore the circuits and plan your visit. Each guide brings together history, opening hours and practical advice.
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- temples in our guide
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The two classic circuits
Explore the Small and Grand Circuits from Siem Reap, then open the temple guides for the places that catch your eye.
Swipe the map sideways to see every temple.
Small Circuit · 30.9 kmGrand Circuit · 36.3 km
Circuits start and end in Siem Reap. Adapt your visit to the day’s access and conditions.
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- Angkor Wat — Bjørn Christian Tørrissen · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adapted illustration
- Bayon — Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adapted illustration
- Ta Prohm — Supanut Arunoprayote · CC BY 4.0 · adapted illustration
- Banteay Kdei — Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adapted illustration
- Preah Khan — Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adapted illustration
- Neak Pean — Wetstew · CC BY-SA 4.0 · adapted illustration
- Ta Som — Jean-Pierre Dalbéra · CC BY 2.0 · adapted illustration
- East Mebon — Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adapted illustration
- Pre Rup — Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · adapted illustration
Grand Circuit
Another day among the northern and eastern temples.
Before the Empire
Pre-Angkorian shrines rise from the floodplain.
VIII Century
Birth of Angkor
Jayavarman II proclaims the god-king; the capital settles at Hariharalaya.
IX Century
Off the beaten path893 ADPhnom Krom
ប្រាសាទភ្នំក្រោម
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 →
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The Golden Age of Stone
State temples grow into mountains; carving reaches its peak at Banteay Srei.
X Century
Engineers of Water
Colossal barays tame the monsoon and feed a city of a million souls.
XI Century
Apogee & Transformation
Angkor Wat rises; Jayavarman VII rebuilds an empire in the image of the Buddha.
XII Century
Ak Yumប្រាសាទអកយុម750 · Divers rois pré-angkoriens · HinduOff the beaten path
Preah Koប្រាសាទព្រះគោ879 · Indravarman I · HinduOff the beaten path
Bakongប្រាសាទបាគង881 · Indravarman I · HinduOff the beaten path
East Barayបារាយណ៍ខាងកើត889 · Yasovarman I · HinduGrand Circuit
Phnom Bakhengប្រាសាទភ្នំបាខែង893 · Yasovarman I · HinduSmall Circuit
Prasat Kravanប្រាសាទក្រវាន់921 · Harshavarman I · HinduSmall Circuit
Srah Srangស្រះស្រង់950 · Rajendravarman II · BuddhistSmall Circuit
East Mebonប្រាសាទមេបុណ្យខាងកើត953 · Rajendravarman II · HinduGrand Circuit
Pre Rupប្រាសាទប្រែរូប961 · Rajendravarman II · HinduGrand Circuit
Banteay Sreiបន្ទាយស្រី967 · Rajendravarman II · HinduOff the beaten path
Takeoប្រាសាទតាកែវ975 · Jayavarman V · HinduSmall Circuit
Phimeanakasប្រាសាទពិមានអាកាស1000 · Suryavarman I · HinduSmall Circuit
Kbal Speanក្បាលស្ពាន1050 · Udayadityavarman II · HinduOff the beaten path
West Barayបារាយណ៍ខាងលិច1050 · Udayadityavarman II · HinduOff the beaten path
Baphuonប្រាសាទបាពួន1060 · Udayadityavarman II · HinduSmall Circuit
Beng Mealeaប្រាសាទបេងមាលា1113 · Suryavarman II · HinduOff the beaten path
Thommanonប្រាសាទធម្មនន្ទ1113 · Suryavarman II · HinduSmall Circuit
Chau Say Tevodaប្រាសាទចៅសាយទេវតា1150 · Suryavarman II ou Jayavarman VII · HinduSmall Circuit
Neak Peanប្រាសាទនាគព័ន្ធ1180 · Jayavarman VII · BuddhistGrand Circuit
Angkor Thomអង្គរធំ1181 · Jayavarman VII · BuddhistSmall Circuit
Ta Neiប្រាសាទតានៃ1185 · Jayavarman VII · BuddhistSmall Circuit
Ta Prohmប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម1186 · Jayavarman VII · BuddhistSmall Circuit
Banteay Kdeiប្រាសាទបន្ទាយក្តី1190 · Jayavarman VII · BuddhistSmall Circuit
Bayonប្រាសាទបាយ័ន1190 · Jayavarman VII · BuddhistSmall Circuit
Ta Somប្រាសាទតាសោម1190 · Jayavarman VII · BuddhistGrand Circuit
Preah Khanប្រាសាទព្រះខ័ន1191 · Jayavarman VII · BuddhistGrand Circuit
Elephant Terraceព្រះលានជល់ដំរី1200 · Jayavarman VII · BuddhistSmall Circuit
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