Monday, March 08, 2004

ANOTHER TEMPLE


ANOTHER TEMPLE
This complex groups together at least 176 monuments, among which 106 are in a radius of 5 km.
Three complexes, dedicated to Shiva, have two surrounding walls. The towers are in brick and vary in form, square, oblong, octagonal, ten metres high to ten metres wide. The brick is very finely sculpted in strong relief, decoration which is typically inspired by the Indian style. The door frames are in stoneware.
Most of the temples date to the beginning of the 7th century, 600 years before Angkor Wat.