East Mebon
East Mebon | |
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Rajendravarman | |
Completed | 10th century A.D. |
The East Mebon (
The East Mebon was dedicated to the
Built in the general style of Pre Rup, the East Mebon was dedicated in 953 AD. It has two enclosing walls and three tiers. It includes the full array of durable Khmer construction materials: sandstone, brick, laterite and stucco. At the top is a central tower on a square platform, surrounded by four smaller towers at the platform's corners. The towers are of brick; holes that formerly anchored stucco are visible.
The sculpture at the East Mebon is varied and exceptional, including two-meter-high free-standing stone elephants at corners of the first and second tiers. Religious scenes include the god
Visitors looking out from the upper level today are left to imagine the vast expanses of water that formerly surrounded the temple. Four landing stages at the base give reminder that the temple was once reached by boat.
Gallery
See also
- Angkor
- West Mebon
- Architecture of Cambodia
- Pre Rup
References
- ISBN 9781842125847
- ISBN 978-0-8248-0368-1.
- Freeman, Michael and Jacques, Claude. Ancient Angkor. River Books, 1999. ISBN 0-8348-0426-3.
- Rooney, Dawn. Angkor. Airphoto International Ltd. 2002.