Date : late 9th century (893)
Style : transitional between Preah Ko & Bakong
Temple
King : Yasovarman I (Paramasivaloka)
Religion:
Hinduism dedicated to the memory of the king’s father and god Shiva
This
temple was built at the end of the 9th century on the date 893 by
the king Yasovarman I, dedicated to his ancestors and the god Shiva. The temple
was originally stood on an artificial island in the middle of a Baray called Indratataka
measuring 800m wide by 3800m long. This Baray was made by kind Indravarman I.
He dug it five days after the day of his accession to the throne, but today
this Baray was tried up and according the inscription was found at the temple was
says the water of this Baray was used in the capital of Hari-Hara-Laya and for
irrigation the plain in this area.
The
temple was built with two levels, the first level is 85m wide by 100m long and
the second levels is 80m wide by 90m long and there are 4 towers made of bricks
situated on an island and a low bricks platform. The 4 towers are divided into
2 rows, the front row and the back row. From here you could see the 2 towers in
the front row are square (4,5m for each side) and decorated with male guardians
holding the tridents and the other 2 in the back row are square too but smaller
than the 2 in the front row. They are 4m for each side were decorated with
females guardians holding fly-whisks the inscription are on the doors of all 4 bricks
towers were dedicated to god Shiva and the memory of the king’s father.
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