Prasat Beng Mealea

Nowadays, many parts of the temple are collapsed by various factors such as nature and war. If visitors want to go inside the temple, they have to walk on the wooden bridge built by the APSARA national Authority.

This temple was built as a Hindu temple. Its primary material is sandstone, and it is largely unrestored, with trees and thick brush thriving amidst its towers and courtyards and many of its stones lying in great heaps.Beng Mealea Temple was built during the reign of king Suryavarman Il in the late 11th century to early 12th century.

Beng Mealea Temple is a historical attraction that is located about 60 kilometer northeast of Siem Reap city and one of the most mysterious temples at Angkor.

Beng Mealea is a small Angkor Wat-style temple named “Lotus Pool”. The temple is 40 kilometers east of Angkor’s monuments and is a Hindu temple, but some of its sculptures reflect Buddhist themes. The original material used to build the temple was sandstone, so many buildings have been damaged and are difficult to recover.

The ruins hidden in the depths of the rainforest~ The temples that once were invincible to the power of nature in the long years of the millennium~ The spectacular buildings collapsed into rubble~ The dense forests were swallowed and forgotten by the years~ Any human civilization is small in front of nature~ Only nature is eternal~