SROC As Thom is a Khmer temple built in the XI century, during the reign of King Yudayadityavarmana II. It is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.

Of particular value attached to the temple stele with ancient Khmer manuscripts, is one of the few written records of greatness Khmer civilization that flourished on the territory of South-East Asia from IX to XV century. Carved on the stele polutorametrovoy word in Sanskrit and ancient Khmer dated February 8, 1053. Narrating about the life of the royal family, the text gives you a unique perspective on the part of the lives of the empire at the time, her social laws and contradictions.

The first transfer puzzled Aumoner Etienne in 1884. In 1920 the stele was moved to the National Museum in Bangkok in 1960 during a fire she received significant damage, but fortunately this time the text has already been translated.

Created from laterite and red sandstone SROC Kok Thom is a typical time for the provincial temple. It is quite small compared to the great Angkor Wat, the capital of the Khmer Empire, however, it is observed the same basic architecture and Hindu symbolism.

In the center of the temple complex is the tower of sandstone dedicated to Shiva. It is assumed that it was earlier in the linga - a symbol of Shiva. A few feet away in the north-east and south-east are two libraries with huge windows and laterite bases.

The entire temple area is surrounded by a moat, which is probably a symbol of Hindu Ocean Creation. On all four sides of the SROC Kok Thom protect powerful laterite wall height of about 2 to 5 meters. In the center of the eastern wall of the gate, or gopuram located 200 meters to the east of them is a bar or a sacred reservoir size of 200 by 370 meters.

In many parts of the temple preserved a magnificent stone carving, including floral patterns and images of the Naga (mythical serpent) and reclining Hindu god Vishnu.