Constructed : Late 12th century
Religion: Mahayana Buddhism
Style : Bayon
King : Jayavarman VII 1181 – 1218
Location : In the north of the large circuit, between Preah Khan and Ta som.
Religion: Mahayana Buddhism
Style : Bayon
King : Jayavarman VII 1181 – 1218
Location : In the north of the large circuit, between Preah Khan and Ta som.
Comment : Neak Pean is single in its kind. In the
middle of a low-size baray today completely invisible, this small island
temple is made of five swimming pools laid out in the shape of flower
of lotus: A central swimming pool (70 metres) in the middle of which
the temple is itself and four other swimming pools (20 metres) which
form the petals of the flower. 4 overflows symbolize 4 rivers which took their source on the same lake meadows of the Kailash Mountain in the Tibet.
A complex hydraulic system was used to purify water and appears it
gave him beneficial virtues. The temple in itself is of small size but
its particular configuration is worth largely a visit. The modern name
of Neak Pean (rolled up snakes) comes from a great number of snakes
which proliferated in the neighbourhoods of the temple.
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| Jayavarman VII 1181 – 1218 |
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