The levels of this stupa represent the Great Elements of earth, water, fire and air. Called a chedi in Khmer, this one is located at Wat Damnak. It is the largest pagoda in Siem Reap yet among the least visited because it is on the east side of the river. It was the royal residence of Sisowath. He was the King of Cambodia from 1904 through 1927. From 1975 until 1979, the property was used by the Khmer Rouge as a military center during the height of the Cambodian genocide. Now it is the Centre for Khmer Studies.
