If you are tiring of temple information and pictures of ruins you will be happy to know that this is the final post about our three visits to Angkor Archeological Park. We took so many photos of the temples! It was too hard to select just one or two of each, so we aimed for three to five pictures per temple.

Ta Som – This is one of the smaller temples we visited. It includes many tower gopuras and an external wall surrounding the structures. We were pleased to see that many of the 12th century carvings here are still in quite good condition considering they are 900 years old.

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Banteay Srei – We rode in a tuk tuk an additional 45 minutes to reach this temple, since it is not on the main circuit drive of the temples in the park. And it is one of the temples we liked the best! Our favorite features of Banteay Srei were the rose-pink sandstone, the monkey statues, and the elaborate carvings on walls, doorways, and around windows. Most of the doorways were intentionally designed to be short so that worshipers would be in a humble, bowing position when entering.

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East Mebon – Built in the 10th century, this temple is unique because it was built on an artificial island right in the middle of a now-dry reservoir. It looks like it was constructed on a pedestal as protection from the water. We especially liked the elephant statues, a feature not included in other temple sites we visited at Angkor Archeological Park.

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Pre Rup – Even though it was not built on an island, this 10th century temple has even more of a pedestal than East Mebon. And we definitely confirmed that by climbing up the VERY steep steps. (See the large picture below.) Unfortunately the not-so-durable grey sandstone of this temple is crumbling and many of the carvings have eroded away.

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