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The ruins of Suryagiri and the new temple at Phnom Chisor. The main, ruin, temple is just at the left edge of the picture.
The Lonely Planet Guide to Cambodia has the following to say about Phnom Chisor:
"The main temple stands on the eastern side of the hilltop. Constructed of laterite and brick with carved lintels of sandstone the complex is surrounded by the partially ruined walls of a 2.5m wide gallery with windows.
Inscriptions found here date from the 11th century, when the site was known as Suryagiri. The wooden doors to the sanctuary in the centre of the complex, which open to the east, are decorated with carvings of figures standing on pigs. Inside the sanctuary are statues of Buddha.
On the plain to the east of Phnom Chisor are the sanctuaries of Sen Thmol, just below Phnom Chisor, and Sen Ravang, farther east, and the former sacred pond of Tonlé Om. All three of these features form a straight line from Phnom Chisor in the direction of Angkor. During rituals held here 900 years ago, the king, his Brahmans and their entourage would climb a monumental 400 steps to Suryagiri from this direction." |
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