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Bases: Prasat East Mebon

Keywords : Jayavarman IV, Rajendravarman, re Rup, Prasat East Mebon

Site common namePrasat East Mebon
Type of artworkArchitecture
Province/CityAngkor
StateSiem Reap
CountryCambodia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 13.446667
Long : 103.919722

History of productionAfter the death of Jayavarman IV, King Rajendravarman shifted his capital back to the original capital of Angkor. He ordered to construct Prasat East Mebon in the middle of the East Baray dedicating to his ancestors.
ArtPrasat East Mebon locates in the middle of the East Reservoir, or the East Baray. The laterite stepped bases at this temple are, therefore, the barks of the artificial island in the middle of the lake. However, the lake is nowadays dried up. The laterite is strong enough to support the temple but it is not suitable to be carved. At every corner of the complex there are sculptures of elephants.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodPre Rup
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