Bakong Temple: Siem Reap Cambodia

That is first temple mountain of sandstone constructed by rulers of the Khmer empire at Angkor near modern Siem Reap in Cambodia. In the final decades of the 9th century during Angkorian, it served as the officeal stat temple of the king Indravarman I in the ancient city of Hariharalaya.
 Location is an area that nowday we call Rolous Group. Also Rolos has Bakong Temple, Lo Lei Temple, Preah Ko Temple. Bakong Temple took shape of stepped pyramid, poplularly identified as tepme mountain of early Khmer temple architecture. The striking similarty ot eh Bakong and Baorobudur temple in Java.

Every Khmer festival, the villager over there always celebration. you could going by cylcing, remork, moto dub or car. that about only 15km away from city center only.
Bakong Temple

Bakong Temple

LoLei Temple

Preah Ko

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