Bakong (Khmer temple), Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Bakong is the first official state visit of temples built in Angkor. It was in 881 by King Indravarman I have completed about 75 years after the founding of the Khmer Empire. Bakong is in an area about 15 miles southeast of Siem Reap, which today is Roluos original products. "At the time of its creation was the temple of the Khmer Bakong Hariharalaya the capital and served as the official stamp of the state. A few years after the founding of the king, however, I moved Yasovarmanthe capital of the area north of Siem Reap, which is now called Angkor Thom, where he founded a new capital called Yasodharapura. Bakong built a temple pyramid of gray stone and originally dedicated to Shiva. Eight towers reddish brick temple were built around the pyramid. The tower at the top of the pyramid was much later, probably in the 12 th century ago. His style is 12 century temple of Angkor Wat. Bakong is the largest of a group of three temples, which nowIncluding the aforementioned "Roluos Group: Preah Ko and the others are Lolei, both towers of the temple of red brick similar to the function Bakong, but do not have the pyramid. All three temples are in the second half of the 9th century, and all three originally belonged to the Khmer capital Hariharalaya. This video is about the temple, with a focus on sculpture, beautiful waterfalls, which can be observed on the brick towers. The music is Planet "Kama Phal" Naked. angkorblog. com



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