The name of the Terrace gives the game away – to many it's known as the statue of the Leper King, a common story told by tour guides and locals for decades.
According to local belief, the statue was a depiction of King Yasovarman I, who was also known as the Leper King as he suffered from leprosy. It is now assumed ...
Why Leper King? When the statue was first discovered, it had massive discoloration and moss growing on it resembling a person with leprosy. The statue was ...
The Terrace of the Leper King is just north of the Terrace of Elephants. Dating from the late 12th century, it is a 7m-high platform, on top of which stands ...
Terrace of the Leper King is located immediately north of the Terrace of the Elephants and it can be accessed from the main road. It was built at end of the ...
The statue was called the Leper King because discolouration and moss growing on it was reminiscent of a person with leprosy, and also because of a Cambodian ...
The Terrace of the Leper King has carvings of nagas (dragons), demons and various mythic beings. The inner wall was built first, and the outer wall was ...