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Step pyramidal base: Koh Ker

Keywords : Koh Ker, Yasovarman, Prasat Koh Ker, Jayavarman IV, Devaraja

Site common namePrasat Koh Ker
Type of artworkArchitecture
Province/CityKoh Ker
CountryCambodia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 13.782778
Long : 104.537222

History of productionKing Jayavarman IV shifted his capital to Koh Ker after the death of Yaśovarman. He ignored the reign of the weak successors who still ruled at Angkor. He ordered to construct Prasat Thom at Koh Ker as the temple of enshrining the royal Śivalinga in accordance with the Devarājā cult, emphasizing his political power which was unparalleled.
ArtThis temple is consider to be the most majestic stepped pyramidal temple in Khmer art as the pyramidal base is of seven steps. The top of the base, there was a tower, now lost. The stepped pyramidal temple in Koh Ker period ism in some aspects, similar to Prasat Paksi Chamkrong at Angkor.
Age10th Century A.D.
ReligionBrahmanism-Hinduism
SectShaivite

Type of LicenseAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (CC BY-NC-ND)
RightsPrincess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre
Date of record creation2015-02-00
Record creatorChedha Tingsanchali