- Area: Siem Reap Province > Krong Siem Reab > Sangkat Nokor Thum
- | Type: Ancient Remains & Temples
Differing from others in the Preah Pithu group, Ta Tuot is a Buddhist Temple converted from an earlier Hindu temple sometime around the 14th century. It is a sandstone temple atop a large and tall platform atop of which is a stepped pyramid-style base with four stairways leading to the central shrine also with entrances on all four sides.
In the central shrine, you’ll find an amazing array of Buddha carvings, in different artistic styles, lining the upper section of the inner wall. Perhaps not intentionally, but maybe, the Buddhas illuminate around midday as the sun shines in from above. It is believed these Buddhas were carved in the 16th century.
On the site’s eastern side there is a long Buddhist terrace that leads to two elephant statues looking out onto a large basin.
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Inscription
- K. 543 – stele fragment (DCA 6764) – 16 lines of Sanskrit – Finot 1932
Map
Site Info
- Site Name: Preah Pithu, tour X Khmer Name: ព្រះពិធូរ (ប៉មអិច)
- Reference ID: HA11667 | Posted: January 20, 2021 | Last Update: August 2nd, 2021
- Other Names: Ta Tout Temple, Preah Pithu X, ព្រះពិស្ណុការ
- Tags/Group: 13th Century, 14th century, Angkor, Angkor Small Circuit, Angkor Thom, Map: Angkor's Top 30 Temples & Ancient Sites, Map: Top 100 Temples & Ancient Sites (Siem Reap), Preah Pithu Temple Group, Temples
- Location: Siem Reap Province > Krong Siem Reab > Sangkat Nokor Thum
- MoCFA ID: 383
- IK Number: 483
- Inscription Number/s: K. 543
