15-ROLOUS GROUP + KAMPONG PLUK

Preah Ko (The Sacred Bull") was the first temple to be built in the ancient and now defunct city of Hariharalaya (in the area that today is called Roluos). After the Khmer king Jayavarman II founded the Khmer empire in 802 A.D. When he ascended to the throne, he ordered the construction first of Preah Ko, which was dedicated in 879, and later of the temple-mountain known as the Bakong.

Bakong is the first Khmer temple mountain of sandstone constructed by rulers of the Khmer Empire at Angkor near modern Siem Reap in Cambodia. In the final decades of the 9th century AD, it served as the official state temple of King Indravarman I in the ancient city of Hariharalaya, located in an area that today is called Roluos. Bakong enjoyed its status as the state temple of Angkor for only a few years, but later additions from the 12th or 13th century testify that it was not abandoned.

Kampong Phluk a commune in Prasat Bakong District in Siem Reap Province Cambodia. The name means "Harbor of the Tusks". The community largely depends on fishing for survival, primarily shrimp, spending Cambodia's wet season (May-October) fishing. Many houses and buildings are constructed on stilts ranging from 6m to 9m to accommodate the changes in water level between wet and dry seasons.