Building date: Late 9th century
Religion: Hindu
Style: Bakheng
King: Yasovarman I From 889 To 910
Location: On a hill near Phnom Krom which is on the northern edge of Lake Tonle Sap lake.
On a plain of around 140 meters in height where The Mekong River passes across Lake Tonle Sap and approaches Angkor Wat. This Hindu temple which appears on the summit was constructed at the end of the 9th century by King Yasovarman I, virtually the identical period time period as Phnon Bakheng. The corridor around the wall is made from the laterite and sandstone, and is aligned in a north to south direction. The front faces east.
The top has collapsed, and the surface has been bleached by wind and rainfall from Lake Tonle Sap, so the weathering and exfoliating are advanced. In front of the hall (on the east side) 4 buildings are aligned in a north to south direction. However, the two inside are sandstone, and the two outside are laterite. On the wall surface of these structures a small hole opens in lattice condition, and is considered to have functioned as the fresh air vent.
Looking at this ruins, it meant that as for feeling first, "the stone slowly has kept dissolving". Within the harsh climate in the tropical region, the ultimate wind and rain frequently being bleached in powerful solar rays, cause the temple stones to keep dissolving. The sight of Tonle Sap lake from this view point is wonderful. Moreover, once the stone steps are climbed, the view is from the eastern side of the long mountaintop to the west.
There exists a Buddhist temple nowadays here. As for the ruins there's a place in which the western side is highest. When you look at the map around Angkor, it could figure out the track of numerous dike roadways, however the dike road which connects to Siem Reap and Phnom Krom along with the typical ones, is utilized currently as the trunk road.
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Religion: Hindu
Style: Bakheng
King: Yasovarman I From 889 To 910
Location: On a hill near Phnom Krom which is on the northern edge of Lake Tonle Sap lake.
On a plain of around 140 meters in height where The Mekong River passes across Lake Tonle Sap and approaches Angkor Wat. This Hindu temple which appears on the summit was constructed at the end of the 9th century by King Yasovarman I, virtually the identical period time period as Phnon Bakheng. The corridor around the wall is made from the laterite and sandstone, and is aligned in a north to south direction. The front faces east.
The top has collapsed, and the surface has been bleached by wind and rainfall from Lake Tonle Sap, so the weathering and exfoliating are advanced. In front of the hall (on the east side) 4 buildings are aligned in a north to south direction. However, the two inside are sandstone, and the two outside are laterite. On the wall surface of these structures a small hole opens in lattice condition, and is considered to have functioned as the fresh air vent.
Looking at this ruins, it meant that as for feeling first, "the stone slowly has kept dissolving". Within the harsh climate in the tropical region, the ultimate wind and rain frequently being bleached in powerful solar rays, cause the temple stones to keep dissolving. The sight of Tonle Sap lake from this view point is wonderful. Moreover, once the stone steps are climbed, the view is from the eastern side of the long mountaintop to the west.
There exists a Buddhist temple nowadays here. As for the ruins there's a place in which the western side is highest. When you look at the map around Angkor, it could figure out the track of numerous dike roadways, however the dike road which connects to Siem Reap and Phnom Krom along with the typical ones, is utilized currently as the trunk road.
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