The bird that shelters under its wings.This little temple with its
four square tiers of laterite, crowned by a brick sanctuary, might
serve for a model in miniature of some of its giant neighbors, and is
almost as perfect as perfect as the day it was built.
Prasat Baksei Chamkrong is located 150 meters (492 feel) north of Phnom Bakheng and 80 meters (262 feet) from the road leading to the south gate of Angkor Thom. A visit to Baksei Chamkrong can be combined with a stop at the south gate of Angkor Thom. Enter and leave the temple from the east entrance.
Tip: The stairs to the Central Sanctuary are in poor
condition but the architecture and decoration of this temple can be
viewed by walking around it (in a clockwise direction). Those who
persist in climbing to the Central Sanctuary should use the north
stairway. It was built in middle of the tenth century (947), perhaps
begun by Harshavarman I and completed by Rajendravarman II, dedicated
to Siva (Hindu) may have been a funerary temple for the parents of the
king with following transitional between Bakheng and Koh ker.BACKGROUND
According to legend, the king fled during an attack on Angkor and was
saved from being caught by the enemy when a large bird swooped down
and spread its wings to shelter the king. The name of the temple derives
from this legend.
Baksei Chamkrong
was the first temple-mountain at Angkor built entirely of durable
materials brick, laterite and sandstone. Even though it is small the
balanced proportions and scale of this monument are noteworthy.
Inscriptions on the columns of the door and the arches give the date of
the temple and mention a golden image of Siva.
LAYOUT
Baksei Chamkrong is a simple plan with a single tower on top of a
square tiered base with four levels of diminishing size (27 meters, 89
feet, a side at the base) built of laterite (1-4). The height from the
ground to the top of the Central Sanctuary is 13 meters (43 feet). Three
levels of the base are undecorated but the top one has horizontal
molding around it and serves as a base for the Central sanctuary. A
steep staircase on each side of the base leads to the top. A brick wall
(5) with an entry tower (6) and sandstone steps enclosed the temple.
Although it has almost all disappeared vestiges are visible on the east
side of the temple.
CENTRAL SANCTUARY
The square central tower is built of brick and stands on a sandstone base. It has one door opening to the east with three false doors on the other sides. As is typical of tenth-century Khmer architecture, the columns and lintels are made of sandstone. A vertical panel in the center of each false door contains motifs of foliage on stems. The interior of the tower has a sunken floor and a vault with a corbel arch.
The finely worked decoction on the sandstone columns and horizontal
beams above the doors imitates woodcarving. An outline divinity can be
seen in the bricks at the corners of the tower. A three-headed elephant
on the east lintel is finely carved.
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