Gopura III was built on high terrace in cruciform shape connecting on its eastern and western sides by two rectangular buildings with long and short rooms, which generally termed “palaces”, but which inscriptions inform us were originally known as Virashrama (hermitage of Vira) when constructed in the reign of King Suryavarman I in 1026 C.E.. It is believed that these Virashrama were built to facilitate some rare visit to the kings of Angkor or other high dignitaries to worship Shikharesvara. About 10 meters before the eastern palace, a small free standing stone tower site quietly, with a tree on top serving as a natural umbrella. This stone tower was probably built before all the Gopuras.
