Photos of Phnom Bakheng

Bakken Mountain is located about 1.5 kilometers northwest of Angkor Temple, near the south gate of Tongwang City. This hill is about 65 meters high, and it is the commanding height of the vicinity, where you can look down at Angkor Wat. There is Bakken Temple built on the mountain, which is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. There is nothing more attractive about Bakken Mountain than the magnificent sunset here. There are two ways to get to the top of Bakken Mountain, one is walking, the other is elephant riding. To enter the Bakken Temple on the top of the mountain, you need to climb steep steps. When you come to the top of the mountain, you will find the Bakken Temple. In addition to the central tower, there are several smaller towers below, which are symmetrically arranged according to strict geometric patterns, but many pagodas are now incomplete. Although the Bakken Temple has long been dilapidated, the view here is very broad. To the west is the vast West Pond, to the southeast there is the Angkor Temple in the jungle, and to the south you can overlook the Tonle Sap Lake. When the sun sets in the west, the beauty of Angkor under the golden halo is romantic and unforgettable.