The Neak Pean temple

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Location:     East of Preah Khan, just north of the Eastern Baray.
King:     Jayavarman VII
Date:     Late 12th century
Religion:     Buddhist
Access:     At the north side.
   

Neak Pean consists of a pool some 70 metres on every side, surrounded by four smaller ones. In the central pond is a small round island with a temple tower.There may have been some beautiful fountains here, but little remains today. The whole temple wasonce itself an island in a 3 by 1 km lake. Nowadays the lake and the ponds have dried up and are once again overgrown with vegetation.