Banteay Samre Temple overview
Banteay Samre Temple is located in Cambodia’s Angkor Temple Complex and was built by King Suryavarman II in the mid-nineteenth century.
The temple is dedicated to Vishnu of India and was built in the same style as Angkor Wat Temple. This is one of the temples in the Angkor Temple Complex that has been completely restored using the anastylosis method. Almost all of the valuable items in this temple, however, were stolen.
Highlights of Banteay Samre Temple
Exploring the Angkor Temple Complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia is a must. Banteay Samre Temple is an important and worthwhile destination for tourists to learn more about the unique architecture and carving skills of the Khmer people at the time.
Banteay Samre is the name of a Cambodian ethnic group, and the true meaning of Banteay Samre Temple is “Holy of Samre.” There isn’t much information about Banteay Samre Temple, but its architecture is similar to Angkor Wat Temple and it has some parts that look like Bayon Temple.
One of the unique features of Banteay Samre Temple is the presence of a beautiful lake made of laterite within the temple; the cool breeze from the lake makes the temple a very comfortable and tranquil space.
How to travel to Banteay Samre Temple?
Banteay Samre Temple is located in the Angkor Temple Complex and is only about 18 kilometers from the center of Siem Reap town, and it takes about 28 minutes by car, 37 minutes by Tuk Tuk one of the popular vehicles of the locals (its prices are very reasonable), and approximately 2 hours by bicycle, making it easy and fast for you to visit this unique site by different vehicles from Siem Reap town so you should not miss this famous site on their trip to the Angkor Temple Complex, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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