Prasat Bei

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Prasat Bei
Three towers of the temple
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
ProvinceSiem Reap
Location
LocationAngkor
CountryCambodia
Prasat Bei is located in Cambodia
Prasat Bei
Location within Cambodia
Geographic coordinates13°25′34″N 103°51′23″E / 13.42611°N 103.85639°E / 13.42611; 103.85639
Architecture
TypeKhmer (Bakheng style)
CreatorYasovarman I
Completed10th century AD
Temple(s)3 towers

Prasat Bei (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបី, "three temples") is a temple with three brick towers in a north-south row, facing to the east, and standing on a laterite platform. The central tower contained a linga; the flanking towers reach no higher than the doorways. Only the lintels of the central and south towers were carved, both showing Indra on the elephant Airavata.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ancient Angkor, Michael Freeman and Claude Jacques, p.73, 2003.