Ta Prohm Kel — Puok Roadside Temple
Jayavarman VII (1186 CE)·Khmer Buddhist (Jayavarman VII)·🇰🇭 Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
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About Ta Prohm Kel — Puok Roadside Temple
Ta Prohm Kel — Puok Roadside Temple in Siem Reap Province, Cambodia is a Jayavarman VII (1186 CE) temple-complex attributed to Khmer Buddhist (Jayavarman VII). Hospital chapel on Jayavarman VII road to Preah Khan with single prang and laterite enclosure. One of 102 hospital chapels (arogayasala) identified by inscriptions with healing Buddha Bhaisajyaguru.
Why it mattersType-site for Khmer Buddhist (Jayavarman VII) 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. 1186 CE
- Period
- Jayavarman VII (1186 CE)
- Culture
- Khmer Buddhist (Jayavarman VII)
- Purpose
- Hospital chapel on Jayavarman VII road to Preah Khan with single prang and laterite enclosure
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1186 CE
Initial construction
c. 1990 CE
UNESCO / EFEO restoration
On the ground
Structures & features
13.4300° N · 103.8000° E · 18 m · 3 mapped features
Ta Prohm Kel — Puok Roadside Temple — Central Sanctuary Tower
towerCentral kalan or prang shrine
13.4302° N · 103.8001° ETa Prohm Kel — Puok Roadside Temple — Mandapa / Gopura Hall
mandapaEntrance mandapa or gopura
13.4298° N · 103.8002° ETa Prohm Kel — Puok Roadside Temple — Enclosure and Moat
enclosureOuter laterite enclosure and moat
13.4305° N · 103.7998° E