Spean Praptos
Spean Praptos | |
|---|---|
Siem Reap Province, Cambodia | |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Corbel arch |
| Material | Stone |
| History | |
| Construction start | 12th century |
| Location | |
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Spean Praptos (
Khmer empire
era bridges to have survived to the modern day.
Several other bridges on the same model are visible: in the Angkor site (Spean Memai), Spean Thma on the former path of the Siem Reap River between Angkor Thom and the Eastern Baray, and at several locations of the former empire.
Gallery
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Spean Praptos -
Spean Praptos front view -
The bridge is depicted on the Cambodian 5,000 riel bank note
References
- ^ Rooney, 2005, pp.391-392
Bibliography
- Rooney, Dawn F. (2005). Angkor: Cambodia's wondrous khmer temples (5th ed.). Odissey. ISBN 978-962-217-727-7.
External links
Media related to Spean Praptos at Wikimedia Commons
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