In English called The East Mebon is a 10th
Century temple at Angkor, Cambodia. Built during the reign of King
Rajendravarman, it stands on what was an artificial island at the center of the
now dry East Baray reservoir. The East Mebon was dedicated to the Hindu god
Shiva and honors the parents of the king.
Saturday, 31 August 2019
Krol Ko Temple | Siem Reap | Cambodia
Krol Ko is a small Buddhist temple from the
12th century. Its name means “Park of the Oxen” and lies about a hundred meters
north from the artificial island Neak Pean nearby the grand circuit.
Kravan Temple | Siem Reap | Cambodia
Prasat Kravan is a small 10th-century temple
consisting of five reddish brick towers on a common terrace, at Angkor,
Cambodia, south of the artificial lake (baray) called Srah Srang.
Chau Say Tevada | Siem Reap | Cambodia
Chau Say Tevoda is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It is just
east of Angkor Thom, directly south of Thommanon across the Victory Way (it
pre-dates the former and post-dates the latter).
Bapoun Temple | Siem Reap | Cambodia
The Baphuon is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia.
It is located in Angkor Thom, northwest of the Bayon. Built in the mid-11th
century, it is a three-tiered temple mountain built as the state temple of
Udayadityavarman II dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva.
Ta Prom Temple | Siem Reap | Cambodia
Ta Prohm is the modern name of the temple at
Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the
late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara.
Banteay kdei Temple | Siem Reap | Cambodia
Banteay Kdei, meaning "A Citadel of
Chambers", also known as "Citadel of Monks' cells", is a
Buddhist temple in Angkor, Cambodia.
Bayon Temple | Siem Reap | Cambodia
The Bayon is a richly decorated Khmer temple
at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the
state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII , the Bayon stands at
the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death,
it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in
accordance with their own religious preferences.
Lo-lei Temple | Siem Reap | Cambodia
Lolei is the northernmost temple of the
Roluos group of three late 9th century Hindu temples at Angkor, Cambodia, the
others members of which are Preah Ko and the Bakong. Lolei was the last of the
three temples to be built as part of the city of Hariharalaya that once
flourished at Roluos, and in 893 the Khmer king Yasovarman I dedicated it to
Shiva and to members of the royal family.
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