The sight is located within Angkor. To prepare for your visit, read the AsiaExplorers Angkor Travel Guide for useful information. Visitors to Angkor stay at the town of Siem Reap. If you are looking for budget accommodation in Siem Reap, use the Cambodia Budget Accommodation Guide to find a place to stay.
East Gopura of Angkor Thom is a seldom visited part of the ancient city of Angkor Thom. There is nothing extraordinarily spectacular about this particular gopura, if you have seen the others, such as the South, North and Victory Gopura.
Photos of the East Gopura of Angkor Thom
View of the East Gate from the outside looking in (westward).
A closer view of the stone faces on the East Gopura.
Side view of the East Gate shows that the three-headed elephant sculpture has collapsed.
How to go to the East Gopura of Angkor Thom
The East Gopura is the least popular of the four gopuras of Angkor Thom. Many tuk tuk drivers have not been there before, and so you need to be persuasive to get them to take you there. My own tuk tuk driver Mr Han was reluctant to take me here but relented after much persuasion. Another alternative is to hire a bicycle or motorcycle and ride there yourself. To walk, it is 1.5 km from the Bayon, 3 km total. The best time to go is during the dry season, between January to March, so that the route to the East Gopura is dry and not muddy.
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South Gate
Victory Gate
North Gate
East Gate
West Gate
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