Preah Palilay, one of the temples inside Angkor Thom which a unique structure.

"Prasat Preah Palilay is a temple quite beautiful and unique structure inside Angkor Thom, which often overlooked by many visitors."

Temple Info

Preah Palilay temple is located inside the Angkor Thom. It about 400m north of Phimeanakas and 350m west of Tep Pranam. The visitors can go along the path entering to Tep Pranam temple and pagoda the nearby elephant terrace of Leper King or usually, the visitors after visited Baphuon cross the north entrance to Phimeanakas and after visited the Phimeanakas always continue past through to the north through a small forest and then return back through Tep Pranam temple arrival the Elephant terrace.

The tower of the central sanctuary looks-like a chimney.

The temple contains elements from both Hinduism and Buddhism. There also aren’t any inscriptions to help date Preah Palilay, so the exact date is unknown. The temple perhaps built by King Jayavarman VIII or another king later.

The temple of Preah Palilay is often overlooked by many visitors, but reality, the temple quite beautiful and unique structure, the surrounding thick jungle, 7-headed nagas, and headless guards create a strange-feel and a must-see temple.

The 7-headed nagas of Preah Palilay

The coexistence of Hindu and Buddhist elements and lacking foundation stele or inscriptions make somewhat difficult dating this temple. Generally ascribed to Jayavarman VIII reign, but it seems difficult to explain how the Buddhist imagery could have survived from the iconoclast fury of that epoch time. Maybe it was built in different periods: the sanctuary in the first half of the 12th century, while the gopura in the late 13th or early 14th century.

Temple Facts

Name: Prasat Preah Palilay

Completed date: 13th or 14th century
Builder: Perhaps Jayavarman VIII or another king later.
Religion: Buddhism / Hinduism
Dedicated to: Unknown
Affiliation: Hinduism
Style: Khmer, (Post Bayon style)

Getting There

Inside of an ancient temple of Angkor Thom at the western side of the elephant terrace and Royal Palace, and north of the Baphuon and Phimeanakas temples.



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