Constructed : 7th century – Pre-Angkor
Religion: Hindu
Style : Kompong Pras
King : Unknown
Location : In the south of western baray, approximately a kilometre before the western end.
This temple, a little to away of the major
monuments of Angkor is not of great interest for a tourist but is
archaeologically very important. Inscriptions indicate the first
construction to this temple in 609, which makes of him the oldest
pre-Angkorian vestige found at this date. It was located on the road of
first Angkor , and was partially buried during the construction of Phnom
Bakheng, then definitively buried at the beginning of the XII° century
during the installation of the dams of Baray.
This temple is also the first
prototype of mountain temple, concept largely included thereafter in the
various Angkorian constructions. Because of its stranding, the release
of Ak Yum was a considerable work, it was even necessary to dynamite
part of the dam to discover it completely.
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