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ArchitecturePrasat Lolei
Prasat Lolei comprises four brick temples decorated with stucco. The temples rest on the flat platform similar to Prasat Preah Ko which is also the temple that dedicated to the royal ancestors. The architectural elements are similar to Prasat Trapangpong and Prasat Bakong . The stone lintel, the stone false doors and the figures of the deities decorated at the body are of the same pattern
ArchitecturePrasat Bakhaeng
Bakaeng is the temple on the top of stepped pyramidal platforms. As the platforms rest on the living rock of the hill, the base becomes strong enough to support the numerous temples built with stone, different form the case at Bakong. The top platform supports 5 towers surround by some 60 miniature towers scattering around the five steps of platforms. Every temple enshrines Linga and faces eastwards. The total number of the towers including the ground-leveled ones are 108 in number, the auspicious number in Hindusim
ArchitectureSubsidiary Towers: Prasat Bakhaeng
Prasat Bakaeng is the stepped pyramidal temple which rests on the living natural rock. The whole complex is made of stone as the living rock is strong enough to support the stone complex which is so different from the former example of its kind. On the top of the base there exist the five main towers arranged in quincunx plan, surrounded by sixty smaller towers. Each of them, strictly faces eastwards, used to enshrine Śivalinga. Total towers, assumes by scholars, would be 108 towers in number which is the number of auspiciousness in Hinduism.
