Bakong

Alternative Names
បាគង
Bakhong
Bakon
Prasat Bakong
Date
881 CE
Part of
Work Type
Material/Technique

Bakong is considered to be the first Khmer 'mountain' temple built mainly of stone, serving as the model for later Angkor temples. Decoration on the sanctuary towers is in brick with a heavy coating of stucco. Only the base of the original Central Sanctuary remains. The rest was reconstructed at a later date, perhaps in the 12th century.

References

  • Exterior: Entrance walkway, view of the temple in distance
  • Exterior: Causeway to the Central Sanctuary, view of the Buddhist pagoda Wat Bakong, constructed in 1939, by the west wall
  • Exterior: East Entrance to the Central Sanctuary
  • Interior: Sandstone walls
  • Exterior: View of the Central Sanctuary, view of the Buddhist pagoda Wat Bakong, constructed in 1939, by the west wall
  • Exterior: View of the Central Sanctuary and two of eight square sanctuary towers
  • Exterior: View from the first level of the Central Sanctuary base
  • Exterior: View of the Sanctuary Towers
  • Exterior: View of the Central Sanctuary and Sanctuary Towers
  • Exterior: View of the Central Sanctuary from Base Entrance and two Sanctuary Towers
  • Exterior: View of Central Sanctuary from the southwest corner of the base
  • Exterior: View of Central Sanctuary from the south side of the base
  • Exterior: View of Central Sanctuary from the south side of the base
  • Exterior: View of the Central Sanctuary
  • Exterior: View of the Central Sanctuary
  • Panorama Tour