It is one of the few temples in a pyramid shape. It has high steps, so difficult for kids to climb. Al sort of statues especially the elephant at each corner, unfortunately they are quite damaged. It has the biggest/deepest moat . If you are lucky to go in the afternoon, there will be less tourists.
Bakong temple is very different because of the red , rose color and elephant sculptures, not very big but really beautiful!!!
The temple complex is impressive with massive faces staring down at you from all sides. good experience.
On the third day, we had some time, so we decided to see some temples which are generally not covered by the tours.
This temple came up on the way.
We were told that is possibly the oldest temple built by King Indravarman I. This is a Shiva temple.
This is referred to as a Mountain temple. It has a pyramidal structure.
Climbing the huge stone steps really needs effort.
Different from Angkor Wat with small stone steps, this temple you need to walk up those huge rocks. After climbing temples for a few days, we hesitate when we walked up to those huge rocks. This temple is less crowded and you can see so many children running up and down the temple.
If you are booking a tour, you can include this temple when you visit Beng Mealea, it is along the way situated inside the Rolous Group.
