• Banteay Srei (or ‘women’s citadel’) is a 10th-century temple dedicated to women as well as the Hindu god Shiva. It is located around 25 km northeast of the main group of temples but is well worth the trip out of town. Banteay Srei is built largely of red sandstone, a medium that lends itself to the elaborate decorative wall carvings, which are still clear today.
• The buildings themselves are miniature in scale, unusually so when measured by the standards of Angkorian construction. These factors have made the temple extremely popular with tourists, and have led to its being widely praised as a "precious gem".