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Roluos Temple

Roluos (Khmer: រលួស) is a small modern Cambodian town and an archaeological site about 13 km east of Siem Reap along the NH6. Since it was the seat of Hariharalaya, [1]: 98 the first capital of the Khmer Empire north of Tonlé Sap (as the first capital in the strict sense of the term could have been Indrapura, identifiable with Banteay Prey Nokor [2]).

Roluos (Khmer: រលួស) is a small modern Cambodian town and an archaeological site about 13 km east of Siem Reap along the NH6. Since it was the seat of Hariharalaya, [1]: 98 the first capital of the Khmer Empire north of Tonlé Sap (as the first capital in the strict sense of the term could have been Indrapura, identifiable with Banteay Prey Nokor [2]).

Among the "Roluos Group" temples there are some of the oldest permanent structures built by the Khmer. They marked the beginning of the classical period of the Khmer civilization, dating to the end of the 9th century. Some were totally built with bricks, others partially with laterite or sandstone (the first large Angkoran temple built with sandstone was possibly Ta Keo [3])

At present, it consists of three main temples: Bakong, Lolei and Preah Ko, along with the tiny Prasat Prei Monti. Both in Bakong and in Lolei there are contemporary Theravada Buddhist monasteries.

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Thommanon

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Pre Rup Temple

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Phnom Krom

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Wat Bo Pagoda

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Prasat Bei

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