Dated: ~11th century CEIt is a three-tiered temple mountain built as the state temple of
Udayadityavarman II dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. It is the
archetype of the Baphuon style. The temple adjoins the southern
enclosure of the royal palace and measures 120 metres east-west by 100
metres north-south at its base and stands 34 meters tall without its
tower, which would have made it roughly 50 meters tall. Its appearance
apparently impressed Emperor Chengzong of Yuan China's late 13th-century
envoy Chou Ta-Kuan during his visit from 1296 to 1297, who said it was
'the Tower of Bronze...a truly astonishing spectacle, with more than ten
chambers at its base.
Dated: ~11th century CE
It is a three-tiered temple mountain built as the state temple of
Udayadityavarman II dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. It is the
archetype of the Baphuon style. The temple adjoins the southern
enclosure of the royal palace and measures 120 metres east-west by 100
metres north-south at its base and stands 34 meters tall without its
tower, which would have made it roughly 50 meters tall. Its appearance
apparently impressed Emperor Chengzong of Yuan China's late 13th-century
envoy Chou Ta-Kuan during his visit from 1296 to 1297, who said it was
'the Tower of Bronze...a truly astonishing spectacle, with more than ten
chambers at its base.
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