TAKEO TEMPLE - ANGKOR

 

SIEM REAP - CAMBODIA

 

 

 

The gigantic monument of Takeo Temple (Ta Keo Temple)

                                   Photo: Takeo Temple (Ta Keo Temple)

 

One of the earlier temples found in this region, it was built by King Jayavarman V and Suryavarman I from the late 10th century to the early 11th century. The kings dedicated this temple to Hinduism and this half finished massive pyramids rises to more than fifty meters high and this incomplete temple was built using Khleang architecture.

 

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