The North and Weat Kliang, storehouse, according to local people, the South Kliang is located south of the Victory Gate, and the North Kliang is north of the Victory Gate, are located behind Sour Proat Temple and facing the Terrace of the Elephants and the Leper King.
These sandstone temple were built in the late 10th century by King Jayavarman V and King Suryavarman I. The temple consists of a pair of place of large sandstone facade that look quite grand against a jungle background.
They are similar in time, layout, style and decoration, although inscription suggest that the South Kliang was built slightly later than the north one. Some scholars believe the name store-house is inappropriate for these temple and suggest they may have been reception halls or receiving foreign dignities.
The workmanship of the architecture and decoration of North Kliang is more carefully executed than that of the South Kliang. To the rear of the North Kliang there is a laterite with high levels windows which encloses smaller halls in the courtyard.
The long rectangular structure of South Kliang, however, is unfinished, but it stands on a molded platform. The interior decoration is limited to a frieze under the cornice.
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