埃普农庙 (Ek Phnom Pagoda) 是一座11世纪的吴哥式寺庙遗址，位于马德望市西北约15公里处。这座古老的印度教寺庙建于苏利耶跋摩一世统治时期，以其部分坍塌的建筑和精美的石雕展示了经典的高棉建筑风格。尽管经历了几个世纪的风化，寺庙精美的浮雕仍然展示出卓越的工艺，描绘了印度教神话和吴哥时期日常生活的场景。寺庙坐落在一个宁静的乡村环境中，周围是稻田，小桥流水，营造出宁静而如画的氛围。附近建有一座现代佛教寺庙，内有一尊大型坐佛像，增添了该地点的精神意义。每当宗教节日到来时，埃普农庙成为当地信徒重要的朝圣地。寺庙建筑群为游客提供了一个比拥挤的吴哥窟寺庙更安静的选择，让人们能够更亲密地探索高棉遗产。该地点从马德望骑自行车或摩托车即可轻松到达，是一次愉快的乡村之旅。古代遗迹、乡村魅力和活跃的佛教礼拜相结合，创造了独特的文化体验。
Saturday 11th October:\nNice temple to visit, as you stand in front of it look right and you see the ruined temple, very similar to those seen at Angkor Wat. (You can't miss it to be fair)\nWell worth a stop off, some interesting plants and animals at the ruined temple
Very cool temple to see. There’s both a new temple and some ruins which are older than Angkor wat, according to our tuk tuk driver. It was $1 per person which is fair enough if they have to maintain the place.
Wat Ek Phnom, an 11th century Angkorian Hindu temple. Easily accessible with a few wooden steps to climb and only about a 15 minute ride from Battambong's city center.\nUnfortunately, most walls have collapsed and looted, but still a nice place to visit since there aren't many visitors.\nWat Ek Phnom has many shady Bodhi trees and large tamarind and milk fruit trees, making it an ideal place to seek relief from the heat, and if you look closely, you'll see many pendulum bird nests among the large trees (near the front of the ruins).\nYou can also stroll around the moat of wat Ek Phnom and the temple ground. You're visiting a place of worship, so dress appropriately and be respectful.
Definitely worth the visit!\nThe entry was 4000KHR or $1\nIt wasn’t busy at all, when we visited there were only two other people there other than the locals.\nIt’s a temple from the 1100s in quite a bad condition, but definitely fascinating.\nThere is a modern temple right in front of it and a big Buddha just to the side.
It’s a nice pagoda, pretty much the same as the structures you would find at Angkor Wat and other temples from the Angkor Period. There’s also a little shrine inside the pagoda. You do have pay to get in. I find this p,ace to be one of those places you go and see it one time and you’re good. There’s no tour guide or anything from what I saw when I came. Hardly any people on a weekday.
