Pre Rup is best viewed when the sun is low in the sky

Pre Rup is best viewed when the sun is low in the sky, either in the early morning or late afternoon hours. During these hours, the temple stone appears rich in texture, and a variety of reddish hues become appreciable. Most people like it in Cambodia tour.

It is not known why the Cambodians have always attributed a funerary character to this temple. The name Pre Rup ("to turn the body") recalls one of the cremation rites, where the silhouette of the corpse in its bed of cinders is successively turned to different orientations. A large tank at the base of the east stair to the pyramid is considered by some to have been used in such ceremonies - and the funerary link continues in the legend of the careless King whose passion for sweet cucumbers caused his untimely death at the hands of his gardener.(24)
The temple is spelled 'Pre Rup' on most tourist maps, but apparently it should be "Preah Rup" like many other temple of Angkor. The local pronunciation is "pray roop". With its brick and laterite construction, the temple is quite beautiful in the early morning or late afternoon sun. Indeed, the temple has become a popular alternative spot to view the sunset. While there are crowds who gather around the top in the late afternoon, there are not yet the hordes that swarm up Phnom Bakheng.