Chau Say Tevoda
Chau Say Tevoda | |
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Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
Province | Siem Reap |
Deity | Shiva and Vishnu |
Location | |
Location | Angkor |
Country | Cambodia |
Geographic coordinates | 13°26′43″N 103°52′40″E / 13.4454°N 103.8778°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Khmer (Angkor Wat style) |
Creator | Suryavarman II, continued by Yasovarman II, additions by Jayavarman VIII |
Completed | mid-12th century |
Chau Say Tevoda (
Location
Chau Say Tevoda is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia just to the northeast of the ancient capital Angkor Thom's east gate, directly south of Thommanon across the Victory Way (it pre-dates the former and post-dates the latter).[1]: 119 [2][3] It is on a road which has the Thomannon temple on its opposite side, 500 metres (1,600 ft) from the east gate and 200 metres (660 ft) to a bridge built with carved stones from temple ruins in the vicinity. The bridge is without a river flowing beneath it in view of the shifting nature of the course of the Siem Reap River.[4]
History
Originally Chau Say Tevoda was partly built in the mid-12th century under the reign of King
The temple was reconstructed on the basis of about 4,000 elements of the temple that were found lying around at the site. This restoration was done by a Chinese team between 2000 and 2009 under a project sponsored by the People's Republic of China.
Features
The Tevoda is built to a cruciform plan and linked to an entrance hall, similar to the Hindu temples built in India, particularly in
It is enclosed by a compound wall which has four gopuras or towers. To its east, there is a raised causeway that leads to the Siem Reap River. Many of the sculptures depict Vishnu and are in a fairly good condition. However, the main deity of the temple is Shiva.[7] Some of the sculptures are also of Buddha but disfigured totally. With time the ceiling has collapsed and led to further deterioration. The defaced Buddhas, which are deified in a lotus posture, flanked by devotees, are in a mandapa behind a pediment from the entrance door which leads to the antarala.
The incomplete eastern Gopura I, which is oriented in the western direction, has a roof which is part of the second "pediment of the lateral southern extension" which is not fully restored. The main figure here is of Buddha in a cross legged posture seated on a high platform flanked by disfigured carvings which are interpreted as that of
The temple was in a dilapidated state with 4,000 of its elements lying scattered on the embankment and in the Siem Reap River. Between 2000 and 2009 some of these elements were put together under a restoration project initiated by the
Gallery
References
- ISBN 9781842125847
- ^ "Chau Say Tevoda". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ a b "Chau Say Tevoda Khmer Devata Temple Reopens". devata.org. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ a b Palmer 2002, p. 187.
- ^ a b Degroot & Klokke 2013, p. 67.
- ^ Chihara 1996, p. 158.
- ^ Arrowood 2011, p. 133.
- ^ Degroot & Klokke 2013, p. 68.
- ^ Degroot & Klokke 2013, p. 69.
- ^ Udaya. Department of Culture and Monuments, Authority for the Protection and Management of the Region of Angkor / Siem Reap. 2005. p. 126.
- ^ Palmer 2002, p. 186.
Bibliography
- Arrowood, Janet (2011). Cambodia Travel Adventures. Hunter Publishing, Inc. ISBN 978-1-58843-726-6.
- Chihara, Daigorō (1996). Hindu-Buddhist Architecture in Southeast Asia. BRILL. ISBN 90-04-10512-3.
- Degroot, Veronique; Klokke, Marijke J. (2013). Materializing Southeast Asia's Past: Selected Papers from the 12th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists. NUS Press. ISBN 978-9971-69-655-9.
- Palmer, Beverley (2002). Cambodia. Rough Guides. ISBN 978-1-85828-837-6.