Chisor Mt temple site under repairs
Voun Dara | Publication date 21 May 2020 | 21:39 ICT
A group of technical workers from the Takeo provincial Department of Culture and Fine Arts are repairing the 11th-century Chisor Mountain historical temple.

The job includes work on the stairs, paths to the mountain and two ponds in Dorkpor Village in Samrong commune.

Provincial Department of Culture and Fine Arts director Chet Pisoth told The Post on Thursday that monks and residents around the mountain requested the repairs. He said the work is being funded by donors.

“Chisor Mountain is the historical site left by Cambodian ancestors in the Kouk Thlok period.

“Currently, a pagoda is also being built near the mountain. Monks and residents requested that the stairs and ponds be repaired. We already repaired the way to the mountain and are continuing to repair the stairs spanning nearly 400m,” he said.

Pisoth said the Chisor mountain site and temples in Chisor are being prepared to be listed as World Heritage sites. The Department of Culture and Fine Arts, through the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, has filed documents to the UNESCO evaluation committee.
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Phnom Chiso is a historical site located in Sia village, Rovieng commune, Samrong district, about 62 kilometers south of Phnom Penh or 27 kilometers north of Takeo provincial town. To reach the site, take National Road 2 to Bati district and Neang Khmao temple. Turn right at the sign for the site and head down the dirt trial for 5 more kilometers. Phnom Chiso is 13O-meter-high mountain.

Phnom Chiso temple was built in the early 11th century by King Suryavarman I (AD 1002-1050), who practiced Brahmanism. Constructed of sandstone and other stones, it is 60 meters long and 50 meters wide and sits atop a mountain. The temple is surrounded by two galleries. The first gallery is 60 meters long on each side. The second, smaller gallery, is in the middle, where there is the main worship place with two doors and a wooden statue. There are beautiful sculptures on the lintel and the pillars.

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Takeo province: Phnom Chisor is 130 meters high, and Phnom Chisor temple, perched at the top, was built in the 11th century by King Suryavarman(1002-1050). It is 60 meters long and 50 meters wide.

The works may not be completely finished, but you can still take a staircase from the west of the mountain with 390 steps, or a 408 step staircase on the southern side, to appreciate one of the most magnificent views in the region.