Outer Temples
The Rolous temples located 13 km East of Siem Reap make up the majority of the “outer temples”. The monuments of Rolous, which served as Indravarman I’s capital, Hariharalaya are among the earliest temples built by the Khmers. These temples may not be as breathtaking as Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom, but allow visitors to see the progression of Khmer classical art.
Read more about it in Time Traveling: a progression to greatness of the Angkor Empire featuring the temples built before Angkor Wat
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