Free Walking Sightseeing Tour #1 in Siem Reap, Cambodia

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Number of sights 5 sights
Distance 1.9 km
Ascend 31 m
Descend 37 m

Explore Siem Reap in Cambodia with this free self-guided walking tour. The map shows the route of the tour. Below is a list of attractions, including their details.

Activities in Siem ReapIndividual Sights in Siem Reap

Sight 1: Tep Pranam

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Tep Pranam

Tep Pranam is a temple with a giant seated Buddha, built from sandstone blocks is still worshiped here. The interior of the figure re-uses many stone blocks while the head appears somewhat later.

Wikipedia: Tep Pranam (EN), Url

261 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 2: Preah Palilay

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Preah Palilay is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It is located in Angkor Thom, 400 m north-west of Phimeanakas. This small Buddhist sanctuary in the wooded area north of the Royal palace in Angkor Thom has a number of attractive features and is well worth the short detour.

Wikipedia: Preah Palilay (EN)

460 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 3: Phimeanakas

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Phimeanakas or Vimeanakas at Angkor, Cambodia, is a Hindu temple in the Khleang style, built at the end of the 10th century, during the reign of Rajendravarman, then completed by Suryavarman I in the shape of a three tier pyramid as a Hindu temple. On top of the pyramid there was a tower, while on the edge of top platform there are galleries. Phimeanakas is located inside the walled enclosure of the Royal Palace of Angkor Thom north of Baphuon.

Wikipedia: Phimeanakas (EN), Url

487 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 4: Baphuon

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The Baphuon is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It is located in Angkor Thom, northwest of the Bayon. Also called "golden mountain" (svarnādrī), the Baphuon is built on an artificial hill. The temple was originally dedicated to Shiva and late converted to a Theravada Buddhist temple. The dating of the temple has been fractious; recent work has shown that it was not built during the reign of Udayādityavarman II, as is popularly reported. In 2015 a French team directly dates four iron crampons integrated into the structure using the AMS Carbon-14 method, revealed the construction was much earlier than thought and can now be considered as the major temple associated with Suryavarman I (1010–1050CE), a ruler which had no temple previously associated with his reign.

Wikipedia: Baphuon (EN), Url

647 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 5: Angkor Thom

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Angkor Thom

Angkor Thom, alternatively Nokor Thom, located in present-day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer Empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII. It covers an area of 9 km², within which are located several monuments from earlier eras as well as those established by Jayavarman and his successors. At the centre of the city is Jayavarman's state temple, the Bayon, with the other major sites clustered around the Victory Square immediately to the north. The site is one of the major tourist attractions of Southeast Asia.

Wikipedia: Angkor Thom (EN)

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