BK1

One of the several brick shrines that surround the enclosure wall of Bakong Temple. This one, a tall tower that would have risen up with at least two false floors is still standing partially on two sides. It opens to the east with false doors on its other sides.

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Site Info

Historical Inventories of Bakong (Pr.)

  • 1901, E. Aymonier, Le Cambodge, Tome II, pg. 424 (Site Name: Le temple de Bakong Region: L Est de Siem Reap)
  • 1911, E. Lunet de Lajonquière, Inventaire descriptif des monuments du Cambodge, Tome III, pg. 265 (IK #: 584 Site Name: Ba Kong Region: Srok Sutrinikom (Roluos), Khet Siemreap)
  • 1926, Liste des Monuments Historiques, #: 476 Site: Ba Kong. - Important temple, sandstone pyramid and inscribed brick towers. Region: Siemréap
  • 1939, Parmentier, L'art khmèr classique, pg. 110, 234, 245, 336 (Site Name: Bakon (T.))
Rodney Charles LHuillier

Living in Asia for over a decade and now residing in beautiful Siem Reap. Rodney Charles L'Huillier has spent over seven years in Cambodia and is the author of Ancient Cambodia (2024) and Essential Siem Reap (2017, 2019). Contact via [email protected] - more..

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