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This ancient â€œhospitalâ€ is in almost perfect condition. The laterite and sandstone buildings face east. The principal square prang has an adjunct rectangular porch in the front, surrounded with walls with a portal of cruciform design, A pond is located outside the wall.

Significant edifices unearthed from the site include the head of Mahayana Bodhisattva, Enlightened being, and the figure of Vajarasattva, a guardian spirit. The characteristics of these edifices correspond to the Khmerâ€™s Bayon art (around 1177-1237), in the reign of King Chaiyaworaman VII.