Building date: Early 10th century – 910-921
Religion: Hindu
Style: Bakheng
King: Harshavarman I From 910 To 923
Location: At the end of the circuits, little after Banteay Kdei, on the left at the edge of the road.
East-facing brick towers that contain distinctive bas-reliefs of Vishnu and Lakshmi; the sole illustration of brick bas-reliefs in the Angkor vicinity. Prasat Kravan was actually built by noblemen instead of a king and it has a twin sibling in Takeo Province south of Phnom Penh, Prasat Neang Khmau, which included paintings rather than bas-reliefs, some of which still endure. Prasat Kravan was rebuilt by archaeologists during the early twentieth century.
Five of the brick halls face north to south direction. People say that "Kravan" means cardamom. It was repaired by the French Far Eastern institute, however the top of tower isn't reconstructed according to the policy, of not rebuilding the unclear parts. This temple is devoted to the lord Vishnu, and was constructed in 921. The repairs took about forty years. Completely constructed in bricks of clay, it is renowned through its various representations of the lord Vishnu. The northern towers are embellished with low-reliefs representing the goddess Lakshmi, Vishnu's wife.
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Religion: Hindu
Style: Bakheng
King: Harshavarman I From 910 To 923
Location: At the end of the circuits, little after Banteay Kdei, on the left at the edge of the road.
East-facing brick towers that contain distinctive bas-reliefs of Vishnu and Lakshmi; the sole illustration of brick bas-reliefs in the Angkor vicinity. Prasat Kravan was actually built by noblemen instead of a king and it has a twin sibling in Takeo Province south of Phnom Penh, Prasat Neang Khmau, which included paintings rather than bas-reliefs, some of which still endure. Prasat Kravan was rebuilt by archaeologists during the early twentieth century.
Five of the brick halls face north to south direction. People say that "Kravan" means cardamom. It was repaired by the French Far Eastern institute, however the top of tower isn't reconstructed according to the policy, of not rebuilding the unclear parts. This temple is devoted to the lord Vishnu, and was constructed in 921. The repairs took about forty years. Completely constructed in bricks of clay, it is renowned through its various representations of the lord Vishnu. The northern towers are embellished with low-reliefs representing the goddess Lakshmi, Vishnu's wife.
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