Ta Loek – North Entrance

 

The north entrance of Angkor Wat is rarely visited. It can be accessed from the interior courtyard of Angkor Wat or along the outer wall trail. The “North Gate” is in relatively good condition. My first time at the wall I arrived just as a thunderstorm hit. There was a Buddhist Monk performing a ceremony with three younger monks and several Khmer children and women were watching. This is a credit to how seldom this entrance is visited.

Once the rain started, the ceremony stopped and we all took shelter in the entrance building. It was interesting to see how well the water stayed out of such an old building. But in time the found its way in creating a small pond in the middle of the floor.

It is definitely worth the effort to walk out to the entrance!