Sambo Preykuk is a cultural and historical site located in Sambo village, Sambo Commune, Prasat Sambo district, about 25 kilometers northwest of Kampong Thom provincial town. The site was once an old capital named Isanapura and a religious center for the worship of Shiva Brahmanism.
Many temples were built in Sambo Preykuk during the reign of King Isanavarman I ( AD 616-635) in the 7th century. The temples of Sambo Prey Kuk constructed of solid brick, literate and Sandstone and decorated by bas-reliefs. The lintel, pillars and the door frames are all made of Sandstone.
So far, 140 temples have been discovered in the forest. Samb Preykuk temples re-divided into four main groups.
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