The Terrace of the Elephants29 is located directly in front of the east gopura of the Royal Palace rampart. The terrace was built in late 12th century by King Jayavarman VII. One of the main attractions of this terrace is depicted in profile. The elephants are using their trunks to hunks to hunt and fight while tigers claw at them.

The Terrace of the elephants extents over meters long from main platforms and two subsidiary ones. The south stairway is frame with three-headed by lions and garudas in bas-reliefs stairway is decorated by lions which and naga balustrades with garudas flanking the dais.

The terrace has a gaggle of platforms originally formed the based for wooden pavilions which were highlighted with gold. At the northern end of the platform behind the outer wall, a large house with five head sculpted in high relief stand on each side at the base of the inner retaining wall. The horse is an exceptional piece of sculpture, lively and remarkably worked.

It is a horse of a king, as dedicated by Apsaras and people bearing terrified expressions, some believe this is a representation of Avalokiteshara in the form of divine horse Balaha.

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