Khuong My Three Towers — Quang Nam
Champa (9th–10th c. CE)·Cham (Indrapura phase)·🇻🇳 Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
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About Khuong My Three Towers — Quang Nam
Khuong My Three Towers — Quang Nam in Quang Nam Province, Vietnam is a Champa (9th–10th c. CE) temple-complex attributed to Cham (Indrapura phase). Triad brick towers on single platform with 9 sandstone reliefs of Vishnu and dancing Shiva. Khuong My (Phuc Ninh) group excavated 1840, unique Vishnu on Garuda reliefs transitional Khmer influence.
Why it mattersType-site for Cham (Indrapura phase) 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. 930 CE
- Period
- Champa (9th–10th c. CE)
- Culture
- Cham (Indrapura phase)
- Purpose
- Triad brick towers on single platform with 9 sandstone reliefs of Vishnu and dancing Shiva
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 930 CE
Initial construction
c. 1990 CE
UNESCO / EFEO restoration
On the ground
Structures & features
15.3800° N · 108.4300° E · 20 m · 3 mapped features
Khuong My Three Towers — Quang Nam — Central Sanctuary Tower
towerCentral kalan or prang shrine
15.3802° N · 108.4301° EKhuong My Three Towers — Quang Nam — Mandapa / Gopura Hall
mandapaEntrance mandapa or gopura
15.3798° N · 108.4302° EKhuong My Three Towers — Quang Nam — Enclosure and Moat
enclosureOuter laterite enclosure and moat
15.3805° N · 108.4298° E