The Royal Palace ground

#bucketlistreboot The Terrace of Elephant was built in the late 12th century by Jayavarman VII, with the Terrace of the Leper King to the north forming the Royal Palace ground. It is located around 600 metres north of Bayon temple. It is a 2.5 metres tall 300 metres long platform which was used by the king to view his victorious returning armies. Most of the original structures have disappeared, what you see today is the ornate foundations which contain many cravings of elephants hence the name comes from. You will not see anything like the terrace of the leper king and elephant anywhere in Angkor Park, so you will not want to miss it.