Verified13.1700° N · 103.1880° E · 15 m
Ek Phnom Temple — Battambang Reservoir
Angkor (11th c. CE)·Khmer·🇰🇭 Battambang Province, Cambodia
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About Ek Phnom Temple — Battambang Reservoir
Ek Phnom Temple — Battambang Reservoir in Battambang Province, Cambodia is a Angkor (11th c. CE) temple-complex attributed to Khmer. Single prang sandstone temple with giant Buddha behind on Ek Phnom reservoir baray. Prasat Ek Phnom with 28 m Buddha behind (modern), baray 1 km, inscription K.211.
Why it mattersType-site for Khmer temple architecture
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronological sequence refinement
- 02Iconography program
Theories
- 01Shaivite cult centre
- 02Hydraulic kingship model
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1027 CE Suryavarman I
- Period
- Angkor (11th c. CE)
- Culture
- Khmer
- Purpose
- Single prang sandstone temple with giant Buddha behind on Ek Phnom reservoir baray
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1027 CE Suryavarman I
Initial construction
c. 1990 CE
UNESCO / EFEO restoration
On the ground
Structures & features
13.1700° N · 103.1880° E · 15 m · 3 mapped features
- Ek Phnom Temple — Battambang Reservoir — Central Sanctuary TowertowerCentral kalan or prang shrine13.1702° N · 103.1881° E
- Ek Phnom Temple — Battambang Reservoir — Mandapa / Gopura HallmandapaEntrance mandapa or gopura13.1698° N · 103.1882° E
- Ek Phnom Temple — Battambang Reservoir — Enclosure and MoatenclosureOuter laterite enclosure and moat13.1705° N · 103.1878° E
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