Bakong

Alternative Names

បាគង

Bakhong

Bakon

Prasat Bakong

Date

881 CE

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Notes

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

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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
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