The rain was still coming down, and I was now soaked, so I made my visit to Bakong Temple (បាគង) a short 30 minutes.
The temple was built of sandstone during the reign of King Indravarman I (877-893). Parts of the site have been heavily restored, particularly the main central tower from 1936 to 1943.
For more information on Bakong Temple (បាគង), see Wikipedia.
Photo by Author — the approach to Bakong Temple (បាគង), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, CambodiaPhoto by Author — Bakong Temple (បាគង), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, CambodiaPhoto by Author — the moat at Bakong Temple (បាគង), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, CambodiaPhoto by Author — Bakong Temple (បាគង), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, CambodiaPhoto by Author — Bakong Temple (បាគង), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, CambodiaPhoto by Author — steps to the central tower — Bakong Temple (បាគង), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, Cambodia
The main steps at Bakong Temple (បាគង) led up to the central tower. Two carved lions guarded the approach.
Photo by Author — central tower at Bakong Temple (បាគង), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, Cambodia, with guardian lions
In the central tower, there was a small shrine that was still in use.
Photo by Author — a shrine in the central tower at Bakong Temple (បាគង), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, CambodiaPhoto by Author — the view back down to the temple precinct from the central tower at Bakong Temple (បាគង), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, CambodiaPhoto by Author — Bakong Temple (បាគង), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, CambodiaPhoto by Author — Bakong Temple (បាគង), Angkor Archaeological Park, Angkor, Cambodia
