Prasat Yeai Poeun

Prasat Yeai Poeun, known as Group B or the South Group, is the central cluster within Sambor Prei Kuk and the most extensively decorated of the three main temple groups at the site. The group is enclosed within a square brick wall and contains a central sanctuary tower flanked by smaller tower shrines, several of which retain their distinctive flying-palace roundel bas-reliefs, a carved decorative motif unique to Sambor Prei Kuk depicting miniature architectural palaces hovering on cloud scrolls. These carvings are considered among the finest examples of early Khmer decorative art in existence. Several towers in this group are partially engulfed by tree roots, creating a photogenic scene reminiscent of Ta Prohm at Angkor on a smaller and more intimate scale.