Phnom Krom

Phnom Krom (Khmer: ប្រាសាទភ្នំក្រោម) is a 140 m high hill close to Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Phnom krom was built by the king Yasovarman I at the end of 9^th century dedicated to Siva, Vishnu and Brama. The king Yasovarman I was built 3 temple on the mountains are Phnom Bakeng Phnom Bok and Phnom Krom. Phnom krom has a square shape with 3 towers at the west tower dedicated to Vishnu the east tower dedicated to Siva and the south dedicated to Brama and the tower have a square shape and the east west entry has the false doors at the north and south. And at the south surrounded by a great lake is Tonle Sap lake.

Location

Phnom Krom is located to 12 kilometers southwest of Siem Reap town.
Phnom Krom hill is very rocky; local legend has it that the rocks were exposed by the monkey general Hanuman during a hunt for medicine in the Ramayana epic. The area beyond the temple’s west gate affords a spectacular view of the Tonle Sap lake

Angkorian temple

There is an Angkorian temple on top of the hill. It is a Hindu shrine dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma.
The temple in was built at the end of the 9th century, during the reign of King Yasovarman (889 A.D.-910 A.D.).
Oriented toward the east, the hilltop temple is enclosed by a wall built of laterite blocks. Along the walls' top runs a cornice. Gates bisect the walls at each of the four cardinal directions. Just inside the east gate are four small buildings arrayed in a north-south row, possibly formerly used as crematoria. Inside the walls on the north and south sides are three halls, now collapsed. The temple’s focus is three towers, also in a row running north to south. They sit atop a platform reached by staircases of seven steps. The southern tower is dedicated to Brahma, the central to Shiva, the northern to Vishnu. They are built of sandstone; much of their carving and detail has been lost to erosion.
Phnom Krom is the southernmost of three hilltop temples built in the Angkor region during the reign of Yasovarman. The other two are Phnom Bakheng and Phnom Bok.

 Phnom Krom is the ruins of an Angkor temple located on the hill of the same name. It is one of the three hilltop temples in the Angkor region, apart from Phnom Bakheng and Phnom Bok. A Hindu shrine dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma, Phnom Krom is located 12 kilometers southwest of Siem Reap, close to the Tonle Sap, and a distance from the Angkor Archaeological Park. It was built at the end of the 9th century, during the reign of King Yasovarman (889 A.D.-910 A.D.) The temple faces east and is enclosed by a laterite wall with gates at the four cardinal directions. The temple consists of four small structures arranged north to south fronting three towers, also arranged north to south. The towers, or prasat sit on a platform. They are dedicated to Brahma (south tower), Shiva (central tower) and Vishnu (north tower)respectively. From Phnom Krom, one can get a panoramic view of the surrounding region, including the rural houses on stilts by the shore of the Tonle Sap, as well as the Tonle Sap lake in the horizon. The view is simply breathtaking.