Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Prasat Suor Prasat

This series of ancient towers does not even appear on the tourist maps. We were literally the only people looking at this location. It was much what I expected to see with several of the towers having collapsed, while others were saved at the last moment, and if weren't for the wooden scaffolds holding them up, I'm sure they would have fallen years ago. These towers are actually some of the youngest structures in the area. There are actually 12 towers altogether at Prasat Suor Prasat, all in a straight line facing the Elephant Terrace. There are six on either side of the road leading to the Victory Gate (more on that later). Little else is known about the function of these towers.


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