Building date: It was dedicated on 28 April 1295 CE.
Religion: N/A
Style: N/A
King: Jayavarman VIII
Location: It is situated in Angkor Thom, south of Victory Way, at the end of a track in the jungle which begins some 300 m before the Victory Gate.
Mangalartha, or East Prasat Top or Monument 487, is a small endued temple at Angkor, Cambodia.
It's known as the temple that Angkor period is built lastly. Approach: From the open space in front of the court, it faces the Victory Entrance. Near the entrance, a few hundred meters from the door, there exists a stand bill of the wood which is sometimes called right side EASTERN PRASAT TOP. The narrow road goes about a hundred meters straight ahead.
It was built from sandstone in the rule of Jayavarman VIII, in honor of a Brahman scholar called Mangalartha, assimilated to Vishnu. It's cruciform in plan and opens to east, while on the other cardinal points there are false doors. The sanctuary chamber sheltered two statues, one of Mangalartha and the other of his mother, whose pedestal is still in place. The pediments lie on the ground. They show Vishnu reclining on Shesha, the three strides of Vishnu to regain the World, a Shiva dancing with four arms and Krishna lifting Mount Govardhana.
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Religion: N/A
Style: N/A
King: Jayavarman VIII
Location: It is situated in Angkor Thom, south of Victory Way, at the end of a track in the jungle which begins some 300 m before the Victory Gate.
Mangalartha, or East Prasat Top or Monument 487, is a small endued temple at Angkor, Cambodia.
It's known as the temple that Angkor period is built lastly. Approach: From the open space in front of the court, it faces the Victory Entrance. Near the entrance, a few hundred meters from the door, there exists a stand bill of the wood which is sometimes called right side EASTERN PRASAT TOP. The narrow road goes about a hundred meters straight ahead.
It was built from sandstone in the rule of Jayavarman VIII, in honor of a Brahman scholar called Mangalartha, assimilated to Vishnu. It's cruciform in plan and opens to east, while on the other cardinal points there are false doors. The sanctuary chamber sheltered two statues, one of Mangalartha and the other of his mother, whose pedestal is still in place. The pediments lie on the ground. They show Vishnu reclining on Shesha, the three strides of Vishnu to regain the World, a Shiva dancing with four arms and Krishna lifting Mount Govardhana.
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