Stone Lion - Battambang, Cambodia

Stone Lion - Battambang, Cambodia

October 10, 2018

There are plenty of lion statues all over this country, but i found these ones in Battambang were unique for its style and color. It was like they represented as one of an icon of the region.

It was located along Sangker River. I had seen them since I was a little boy, when I stayed in that province. It brought me back a lot of blur memories to see that sculpture.

Phnom Da - Takeo, Cambodia

Phnom Da Hill

Location: Kouk Thlok commune, Angkor Borey district, Takeo province, Cambodia.

The region of the very first kingdom of Khmer people, Funan (Nokor Phnom).

At top of Phnom Da

the damaging roof...

 the man-made cave which is older than Angkor Wat...

view from top...

Sangke Pagoda - Battambong, Cambodia

Sangke Pagoda - Battambong, Cambodia

វត្តឥន្រ្ទាធិបតី / Indreathebtey : this pagoda is most known as Sangke Pagoda, for the pagoda lay along the Sangker River, Battambang.

Things that attracted me the most about this pagoda were its style. 

The main gate which had sculpture of four heads turned their face to different directions. Four of them had crowns which looked as similar as main towers of Angkor Wat.

The Dvarapala or Gate Guardians who stood tall at the both front and back door of the Vihara. 

Especially the colorful giants at the front door, size twice bigger than human, they caught my eyes.

and the last thing was its columns. Each of them were attached the Garudas.