Preah Khan, Siem Reap

There are 3 entrances to this temple. The temple have a very simple layout, but it feels like walking into a hall of infinity mirror. So cool! Many people will walk pass the library, because there is no sign to stop by. Like many other temples in Angkor, there aren’t much of artifacts or statues left, as there were all looted long time ago. Many of the halls are also left in ruin and you can’t walk into it.

Loved exploring this ruin. The Approach Guide describes 6-7 features to look for in this temple along with a guide on how to find them. It was quite the treasure hunt , trying to figure out where these features were. It's got elements of Hindu mythology which we loved like Krishna lifting Mount Govardhan and Reclining Vishnu.

A hidden gem of the Angkor Archaeological Park. Less visitors and quieter. Off the beaten track of the popular temples. A large ruins with a unique feature: two long corridors which run north/south and east/west. At the point where they intersect there's a stupa which, when viewed from a few meters back, has a what appears to be a flame at it's tip. This is created by a flame shaped hole in the wall which light into the darkened interior space. Well worth an hour or so of your time. Safe travels, Mega.

Less-known temple where you could see the long corridor of the temple which is very amazed. The temple itself has stunning two story structure which was built to keep the sword in the past.

A 12th century Buddhist-then-Hindu-then-Buddist again temple built by King Jayavarman VII, dedicated to the Sacred Sword, hence the name Preah (sacred) Khan (sword). One of the security guard served as our tour guide for this temple, giving us some very good historical insight to this temple, as well as the various nice spots to take good pictures. For which we gave him a USD5 tip for his service =) One of the interesting architecture of Preah Khan is the round pillars (instead of the usual square pillars) used for the two-storey building which used to house the sacred sword.