Located in Takeo province, south of
Phnom Penh. See the
Nearby Phnom Penh Map.
Tonle Bati is a small lake and popular picnic
spot for the locals - bamboo picnic stands and mats by the water. On the
road to Tonle Bati there are two Angkorian era temples, Ta
Prohm and Yeay Peau. Both temples were built under Jayavarman
VII in the late 12th century during the same period that
Bayon and
Angkor Thom in Siem Reap were
constructed. Ta Prohm is the more extensive and impressive of the
two, displaying a number of very well-preserved carvings. Yeay Peau
is a single sandstone tower situated next to an active pagoda displaying
some carvings. The area has been occupied and temples present since the pre-Angkorian Funan
period and Ta Prohm was modified and extended as late as the 16th
century.
Bus: Buses depart for Takeo every hour from the Phnom Penh Sorya
Transport bus station. Get off at at Tonle Bati at the 35km road marker
and take a motodup to the base of the temples.
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