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Prasats Suor Prat
 Street address: Angkor World Heritage Site, Pariven Angkor Thom, Khum Kuk Chork, Srok Siem Reap, Khet Siem Reap, Cambodia
Mailing address: Autorité pour la Protection du Site et l'Aménagement de la Région d'Angkor/Siem Reap (APSARA), Angkor Conservation Compound, Phum Traeng, Khum Slor Kram, Srok Siem Reap, Khet Siem Reap, Cambodia
Telephone: 855 (0) 63 760080
Fax: 855 (0) 63 964819
Proprietor: Angkor World Heritage Site
Contact: H E Soueng Kong Deputy Director General
Telephone: 855 (0) 12 953231
E-mail: seung_kong@yahoo.com
Opening hours: 5am-6.30pm daily
Standing in a row opposite and parallel to the Terrace of the Elephants at the heart of Angkor Thom, these 12 largely identical towers were constructed during the reign of Indravarman II (1200-1243). Their purpose remains a mystery - Zhou Daguan, a Chinese emissary who visited Angkor between 1296 and 1297, implies that they posessed some supernatural powers to resolve legal disputes, while the name Suor Prasat given to them later by the Khmers implies that they were simply used as a means of attaching tightropes for circus performers entertaining the royal family in the royal palace opposite. At the time of writing all 12 towers are undergoing extensive renovation by the Japanese Government Team for Safeguarding Angkor (JSA).
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