Photo: Photo Dharma from Penang, Malaysia, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
A five-terraced pyramid in the mountain-temple style.
Bakong is the earliest sandstone temple mountain constructed under the Khmer Empire located at Angkor, near present-day Siem Reap in Cambodia. Built in the late ninth century CE, it served as the official state temple of king Indravarman I within the capital city of Hariharalaya, today known as Roluos.
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Located on the eastern edge of the Angkor Archaeological Park. The name Banteay Samre translates into the citadel of the ancient people of Indochina. The single towered temple is beautifully restored.
A platform attached to the ruins of Phimeanakas famous for its elephant carvings, which was used by King Jayavarman VII to view his victorious armies returning to the ancient city.