- Beng Mealea is 900 years old and was one of the Khmer Empire’s largest temples, but unlike Angkor Wat it is mostly unrestored.
- Whereas Ta Phrom has its foliage regularly pruned to keep it from being completely taken back by the jungle, Beng Mealea is the real thing.
- It was built mostly of sandstone: Beng Mealea is only 7 km far from the angkorian sandstone quarries of Phnom Kulen Mountain, as the crow flies.
- Beng Mealea sits on the ancient royal road from Angkor Wat to Preah Khan (in Preah Vihear province) and was built during the reign of Suryavarman II.
- Beng Mealea is about 45 miles east of Angkor by road, and as the last stretch is on narrow roads, it takes about 1 hour or a little more each way.
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- Beng Mealea - click on image for larger view
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- The last of the places Tori recommended to me, Beng Mealea temple was on of the most overgrown and one of the largest temple complexes I visited around Siem...
- Willard Van De Bogart tarafından Beng Mealea'ya Hac Yolculuğu. ... Beng Mealea - khmer-heritage.de tarafından hazırlanan Galeri ve Fotoğraf Belgeleri.
- Angkor Wat ile benzer bir yapıya sahip olan Beng Mealea, şu anda çok fazla gezgin tarafından ziyaret ediliyor ve inceleniyor. İşte Beng Mealea'nın gizemi..
- Half-day excursions from Siem Reap to Beng Mealea and full-day packages including Koh Ker additionally are quite popular, many bus groups visit Beng Mealea, too.