hill, the socalled Tomb of the White Elephant. Except the Prasat Krahom and the Prang (pyramid). This temple-complex is in a bad condition. Palaces At the east side of the parking area are two structures the so-called palaces. Each consists of four rectangular buildings surrounding a court. All eight buildings have three rooms, some have a patio with pillars. Possibly these palaces served as meditation- or prayer-rooms for the king or nobles. Entrance pavilion and laterite towers Between the palaces and the closest monument is a distance of . On the left side of the parking area (behind the restaurants) is the entrance pavilion made of sandstone. It stands away from the double sanctuary and has a cruciform ground-plan. The crossbar is long; the stringer has a length of . Parallel to the cross-bar are two halls. Directly behind the entrance-pavilion are the ruins of two huge laterite towers. Prasat Krahom Behind the ruins of the entrance-pavilion and the laterite towers is a red brick tower, called Prasat Krahom (krahom = red), which gives entrance to the enclosed monuments. It has a cruciform plan, is in a good condition and once housed a statue of the Dancing Shiva with five heads and ten arms. The sculpture had a height of , but is now broken completely. A fragment of a hand of can be seen in the National Museum in Phnom Penh. Outer enclosure The outer enclosure has a length of and a breadth of An additional wall divides the inner area in two. In the eastern court are a moat and the temple-complex Prasat Thom; in the western court is the pyramid, called Prang. The eastern court with a length of is nearly square, the western court has a length of . Moat The moat in the eastern court is about wide. It borders the Prasat Thom. Lined by trees it looks very picturesque. Two dams, one at the east side, the other at the west side are leading to the ground within the moat. The dams are flanked by Naga-balustrades. On the eastern dam between the Nagas was additionally a colonnade with pillars. Behind each Naga of the east side was standing a huge Garuda. Prasat Thom Probably some parts of the Prasat Thom including the moat and the 1. (inner) enclosure were built before 921 AD. The sanctuary was expanded under the reign of Jayavarman IV and