About Temples

Preah Ko Temple

This is the development of Khmer architecture , Divided into stylistic periods ninth century as below :

Date: Ninth century ( c 825- 75 )

King :Jayavarman II ( Reigned 802-50)

Monuments: The Kulen Temple.

Bakhong Temple Date:Last quarter of the ninth century ( c875-93 ) King: Indravarman I (Reigned 877-89) Monuments: Preah Ko (879) , Bakong ( 881) Transitional:Lolei ( 893)

Bakhang Temple Date:Late ninth century early tenth century (c 893- 925) King:YasovarmanI ( Reigned 889-900) Monuments:Bakheng (893) ,Phnom Krom , Phnom Bok Transitional:Baksei Chamkrong, Prasat Kravan ( 921)

Koh Ker Temples Group Date:Middle of the tenth century ( c 921-945) King:Jayavarman IV ( Reigned c921-942 Monuments: The Koh Ker Groups

Pre Rup Temple Date:Middle of the tenth century (c 974-965) King:RajendravarmanII( Reigned 944-968) Monuments: East Mebon (952), Pre Rup (961) This temples appearing in the lake Baray Tataka .

Banteay Srei Temple Date: Last half of tenth century ( c 967-1000) King: RajendravarmanII (967) , King: JayavarmanV , Monuments:Banteay Srei .

Kleang Temple Date: Last tenth century early eleventh Century(c 965-1010) King JayavarmanV ( Reigned 968-1001) Monuments: Ta Keo ( c1000, North and South Kleangs, Phimeanakas (c 970).

Ba Phuon Temple Date:Middle of eleventh century (c1010-1081) King:Suryavarman I (Reigned 1002-1051), King: UdayadiryavarmanII( Reigned 1051-1066), Monuments:Baphuon, West Mebon.

Angkor Wat Temple Date: Twelfth century (1100-75) King:SuryavarmanII (Reigned 1112-1152) Monuments: Thommonon, Banteay Samre , Beng Mealae, Chau Say Tevoda, Angkor Wat ( 1112-1152).

Bayon Temple Date: Last quarter of the twelfth and early thirteenth century ( 1177-1230) King: Jayavarman V II ( Reigned 1181- C 1220 ) . Bayon The king Jayavarman VII builted for his self.

Ta Prohm Temple This temples building by the King Jayavarman VII , Monuments: Banteay Kdei build for University (1181),Ta Prohm built for his mother(1186), Preah Khan for his father(1191),Ta Som for his sister , Angkor Thom encosure and Gates, Bayon ( c 1200 ) , Royal Terraces, Sras Srang the place for king bathing house, Neak Pean us to be the place hospital for helped Cambodian people in that period .

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