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Prasat Banteay Kdei

Keywords : Bayon, Angkor Wat, Jayavarman VII, Prasat Banteay Kdei

Site common namePrasat Banteay Kdei
Type of artworkArchitecture
Village-
Province/CityAngkor
StateSiem Reap
CountryCambodia
Geographic Coordinates
Decimal degree		Lat : 13.429722
Long : 103.898333

History of productionDuring the reign of King Jayavarman VII, several temples were constructed in the city of Angkor Thom, mostly dedicated to Mahayana Buddhism. The examples are Preah Khan, Ta Phorm and Banteay Kdei. These temples are normally enclosed be the wall as if the temple is comparable to the city.
ArtDated toi Bayon period, Prasat Banteay Kdei was erected by King Jayavarman Vii . The temple comprises a number of towers connected by the cruciform galleries, typical to this period. The plan of the temple is conceived as a diagram, reminiscent of Mandala diagram in Mahayana Buddhism.
PeriodHistorical Period
Art periodBayon
Age130th Century A.D.
ReligionBuddhism
SectMahayana

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