Prasat Ak Yum
Ak Yum ( Rouge : ប្រាសាទអកយំ ) was an early Rouge Temple in the area of Angkor in Cambodia . It was at the south end of the West Baray .
The Kulen-style temple made of fired bricks from the last quarter of the 8th century consisted in its first form of one room. Probably at the beginning of the 9th century, under the founder of the Angkor Empire, Jayavarman II , it was given a three-tiered base, the lower terrace of which was made of laterite about 100 meters on a side. The two upper terraces were made of bricks. The Prasat Ak Yum, consecrated to Vishnu , was one of the largest temples of the pre-Angkor era and formed the center of the old city.
The whole complex is interesting because it served as a model for the later pyramid temples of the Angkor Empire. When the Western Baray was built under Suryavarman I at the beginning of the 11th century, the Prasat Ak Yum partially disappeared in the water masses. Small remains are still recognizable on the southern embankment.
Prasat Ak Yum was excavated by the French George Trouvé during the 1930s .
literature
- Charles Higham : The Civilization of Angkor . University of California Press 2001.
Web links
- angkor-ruins.com Photos by Kazuo Iwase
Coordinates: 13 ° 25 ′ 28.4 ″ N , 103 ° 46 ′ 36.1 ″ E