5200 x 3481 px | 44 x 29,5 cm | 17,3 x 11,6 inches | 300dpi
Data acquisizione:
12 gennaio 2007
Ubicazione:
Baksei Chamkrong Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia, South East Asia.
Altre informazioni:
Baksei Chamkrong is a small pyramid temple located just to the south of Angkor Thom. It was constructed in 947 by King Harshavarman and is dedicated to Shiva. Measuring 27 meters on each side, the temple rises in 4 tiers of laterite surmounted by a single tower with an entrance facing east. The jambs on the entrance include two well-preserved inscriptions which give the precise date and time of the temple's dedication—9:40 AM on the morning of Wednesday, February 23, 948. The text also indicates that the shrine was built in honour of Shiva and his spouse Devi and to memorialize King Harshavarman I's parents. It goes on to celebrate earlier Khmer kings including Jayavarman II, the founder of the Khmer empire, along with the mythological hero Kambu whose marriage to Mera spawned the Khmer people. The temple currently stands in isolation but was originally surrounded by a brick wall with a stone gopuram to the east (remnants of which survive). The term "Baksei Chamkrong" mean "a bird with sheltering wings" and is a modern name with no historical context, which is frequently the case at Angkor.
