Chet Dey Mak Proum

At the northwestern extremity of the ridge stand four large stupas. The first is the cement Chet Dey Mak Proum, the final resting place of King Monivong (r 1927-41). Decorated with garudas (mythical half-man, half-bird creatures), floral designs and elephants, it has four faces on top.

The middle stupa, Tray Troeng, is decorated with coloured tiles; it was built in 1891 by King Norodom to house the ashes of his father, King Ang Duong (r 1845-59). But some say King Ang Duong was in fact buried next to the Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh. The third stupa, Damrei Sam Poan, was built by King Chey Chethar II (r 1618-26) for the ashes of his predecessor, King Soriyopor. The fourth stupa was relocated in 2002 from in front of Phnom Penh railway station and contains a relic of the Buddha, believed to be an eyebrow hair.

An east-facing staircase leads down the hillside from the stupa of King Monivong. Just north of its base is a pavilion decorated with graphic murals depicting Khmer Rouge atrocities.