The temples of Angkor – in miniature

I found an artisan quite by chance through my research on travel and tourism in Siem Reap on google / google maps and some blogs. 

This was an old gentleman called Dy Proeung who created scale models of the temples of Angkor. These have become quite well known in the travel world, with a lot of blogs, sites and photos, as this one on travel covers it. You can find reviews of this on tripadvisor and blogs/ websites as well, like this one: 

https://leightontravels.com/2022/06/12/miniature-replicas-of-angkor-siem-reap/

Over 84 years of age, he has a lot of experience in conservation and decided to replicate these models. 

With some searching in the back alleys of Siem Reap with our day hire Tuktuk of Bannu, I found the place. Not very attractive, looked a bit unkempt but he had made several temples which were remarkably well made. In fact, I later realized that the only way to see the whole of Angkor Wat, the main temple, was thru this scale model, or take a helicopter tour (available, but too expensive!).

There were scale models of Angkor Wat, Bayon, Bantaey Srei and I think Neak Poan. 

The entry fee was US$2. 

If you have time and are sufficiently interested, you could drop in. The address can be found from google maps.