Eastern Mebon Review

East Mebon is a temple on the big circuit at Angkor near Pre Rup. From the roadside it doesn't look like much. That side is currently undergoing a lot of renovation. But from the sides and back it is very spectacular.

The sculpture at the East Mebon is varied and exceptional, including two-meter-high free-standing stone elephants at corners of the first and second tiers. The stairways of the tiered base are flanked by lions.

This temple was built in the mid 10th century by king Rajendravarman I dedicated to Hinduism. East Mebon Temple has five main towers built from brick, laterite, and stucco.

Dongmei Peng Temple, the tour of Angkor Wat ~ built around the tenth century ~ originally a temple on the island of the lake heart of Dongmei Peng Reservoir ~ now the reservoir has long dried up and left the temple relics on this high platform alone ~ the tower on Sumi Mountain has many bullet holes, it is said that because the building materials are mainly volcanic rock Therefore~ In addition to the top two floors of the upper and lower two floors of the high platform, there are head stone carving elephants → the whole rock is carved! It is also a feature of this former reservoir site → because the elephant symbolizes water ~ a attraction I personally like ～

The East Mebon Temple is an ancient Khmer architectural structure located at the center of the East Baray and just about 1 kilometer from Pre Rub temple, approximately 15 kilometers from the Siem Reap city.