Banteay Samre

Banti Sema Temple is a temple in the "outer circle" tour route of Angkor Wat, located about 400 meters southeast of Dongchi (that is, Dongbalai Lake). BanteaySamre means the castle of the Sema tribe. There is little historical data about this temple. It is speculated that it was built in the same period as Angkor Wat, but its architectural structure is significantly different from many Angkor temples. After extensive restoration, the temple is well preserved. Due to the relatively remote location, it is easily overlooked by tourists, and there is still a very quiet and peaceful atmosphere here. Follow the road leading to the Queen's Palace to the village of PreahDak, and you will find the Bandit Sema Temple nearby. It is a good choice to go early in the morning. When the sun has not yet fully risen, it is delicious to take pictures in the sparsely populated temple with the soft light. It is also very pleasant to spend the afternoon time here, and often encounter cute cats basking in the sun. Tour GuideBantishema Temple is surrounded by two huge concentric walls (or cloisters) and is unique in that it has an inner moat between the two walls, which is now dry. There are four pagoda gates in the south, south and northwest of the two-story city wall. Through the deep doorway like a picture frame, you can come to the center of the temple, where there is a majestic main hall tower. This main hall tower is not connected to the surrounding corridors, it is independent, and a tortuous waterway has also been introduced around it, but the water has dried up and is covered with green grass. In addition, there are two Tibetan scriptures pavilions in the second layer of the city wall, especially the one in the south is very well preserved. There are various carvings all over the temple. For example, there is a relief sculpture of the eight-armed Vishnu fighting Ashura at the west gate. Relief, etc. These carvings are rough but not rough, and are worth savoring slowly. Because there are fewer tourists, you can still fully enjoy the fun of taking pictures here. You can catch the light and shadow between the layers of corridors, and you will not be disturbed whether you are taking a quiet temple scene or taking a group photo.