Welcome to Wat Nokor

The western entrance into Wat Nokor through a line of palm trees
The southern entrance to Wat Nokor through a simple, unadorned laterite gate

I visited Kompong Cham recently and no visit would be complete without another viewing of Wat Nokor, one of the best-preserved provincial temple sites, with a variety of carvings and statues and an unusual merger between the ancient prasat and the modern pagoda. I have over 40 photos that I want to publish here, so be prepared for a long series of posts over the next couple of days. Don't say I didn't warn you. It's a temple that I've visited on a few occasions and I never tire of seeing it again. As well as the Angkorean temple, it also has a genocide memorial that had been moved since my last visit, a resident monkey, a $2 entrance fee - if you can wake up the tourist policeman and a children's NGO in the grounds of the pagoda that puts on a dance performance most days. The photos here represent the 'welcome mat' to Wat Nokor.

The eastern entrance with four garudas on naga, four lions and a guardian figure
Also at the east entrance are another series of garudas, lions and a guardian. In the background, the large stupa previously housed the genocide memorial
One of the best preserved garuda on naga carvings at the eastern entrance