Built around the same time as the Eastern Baray and dedicated in 953
AD, this is a temple mountain built in the same style as Pre Rup.
Enclosed by two walls and three tiers, it is constructed from most of
the durable Khmer construction materials of the time, mainly brick,
sandstone, laterite and stucco. At the top of the tiers is a central
tower planted on a square platform, surrounded by one smaller tower at
each of it’s corners.
The stone carvings and sculptures are known for their quality and
variations with notably ones including well known Hindu religious scenes
and two meter high free standing elephants carved from stone at each of
the corners on the first two tiers.
Although the surrounding Baray that the temple sits in has now dried
up, there are still reminders that this temple was once an island, such
as the four landing stages at its base.
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