Cambodia Travel Phnom Penh - Temple Trail @Phnom Baset Group of Temples with 8th century Pre-Angkorian Ruins

 Cambodia Travel Phnom Penh - Temple Trail @Phnom Baset Group of Temples with 8th century Pre-Angkorian Ruins (2014 0214)

Getting There:

Route 1: National Highways 5 after Prek Pnov Bridge and turn into National Road 130 (in front TELA), at Preak Phnov, a vivid market and follow the road to the west for about 12km

Route 2: National Highways 4 and turn into National Road 42 after ACLEDA Bank Plc. and ATM at the right until junction National Road 42 and turn left

At your right hand sight you see a golden 'pagoda' topping the Phnom Basset. An narrow asphalt road runs up the hill.

I use Route 1, you turn left at Preak Phnov, a vivid market and follow the road to the west for 12km, an narrow asphalt road runs up the hill top.

The Prasat Phnom Baset is situated on a terrace on the north slope of the hill. It is a rectangular brick edifice, 12 m west-east by 8.45 m north-south. It shelters a rounded granite rock, with a natural grotto, facing west. The temple also opens west.

North Phnom Prasit Pagoda វត្តភ្នំប្រសិទ្ធិត្រ័យត្រិង្ស

Roung Temple ប្រាសាទ រូង - 8th century Pre-Angkorian Ruins

The entrance door is framed by sandstone colonnettes and a lintel showing foliage. The outer walls are decorated with reliefs of palaces. At the East is a false door of brick.

Walk down hill at the hill side to Phnom Baset Recline Buddha - Preah Aung Thom in an enormous, impressive lying Buddha, carved from the granite rock, amended with cement, and painted. The figure measures 21 m in length and 6 m in height enclosing a cave.

Phnom Baset Recline Buddha - Preah Aung Thom

Down this hill to National Road 130 and go to opposite hill top - a Chinese temple 

Walk up the stair to Phnom Ba Seth Vihea Kong Si Im ភ្នំបាសិទ្ធី វិហារគង់ស៊ីអ៊ីម

Return to National Road 130 and go to temple entrance of Prasat Borey Brahma Temple ប្រាសាទ ពេជ្រវង្គត់បូរីព្រហ្មលោក

Prasat Borey Brahma Temple ប្រាសាទ ពេជ្រវង្គត់បូរីព្រហ្មលោក

Phnom Reap Monastery ប្រាសាទ នគរវិមានសួគ៌ (ក្នុងវត្តភ្នំរាប) - Reproduce of Angkor Wat library

Return to National Road 130 and turn to Wat Sowann Thamareach រមនីយដ្ឋានវត្តភ្នំរាប