Phnom Chisor
Phnom Chisor (in Khmer : ប្រាសាទភ្នំជីសូរ ) is an ancient temple of the Khmer in the district Samraong , Province Takeo , in southeastern Cambodia . In 1973 the Phnom Chisor area was devastated by a US bomb attack.
location
Phnom Chisor is located around 65 km south of the capital Phnom Penh in the village of Sla, Rovieng municipality.
Building history
Phnom Chisor was built in the 11th century at the instigation of King Suryavarman I (r. 1002 to 1049) and was later expanded and renovated many times. Originally the temple was called Suriyaparvata ("Mountain of Surya", the sun god of the Hindus) and was dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu .
Plant and architecture
From Tonle Om, the baray (water reservoir) of the temple, an east-west oriented road leads to two gates and then to a laterite cross-shaped staircase that leads up the hill. Along this path is Son Reveang, a facility that is currently used as a Buddhist temple.
The complex itself consists of a central laterite brick shrine with pilasters , gables and lintels made of carved sandstone . The central shrine is surrounded by five smaller shrines and two mondops (libraries).
Individual evidence
- ↑ Andy Brouwer's Cambodia Tales - Phnom Chisor Beckons ( Memento from August 30, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
literature
- Dawn F. Rooney: Angkor: Cambodia's wondrous khmer temples . 5. A. Odissey 2005. ISBN 978-962-217-727-7 .