Sambor Prei Kuk

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Temple complex of Sambor Prei Kuk, archaeological site of ancient Isanapura
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National territory: CambodiaCambodia Cambodia
Type: Culture
Criteria : ii, iii, iv
Reference No .: 1532
UNESCO region : Asia and Pacific
History of enrollment
Enrollment: 2017  ( session 41 )

Sambor Prei Kuk ( Khmer ប្រាសាទសំបូរព្រៃគុក Prasat Sambor Prei Kuk ) is the modern name of a Hindu temple complex in what is now Cambodia , in what is now Kampong Thom Province . They are the remains of the ancient city of Isanapura ( Khmer ឦសាន បុ រៈ Eisan bora ).

Isanavarman I made Isanapura the capital of his Kingdom of Chenla in 616 , which flourished here in the seventh and eighth centuries AD. Isanapura probably existed before the sixth century. The ruins consist of over 150 temples and towers and cover an area of ​​over 400 hectares . There are three main complexes that were surrounded by walls. The temples are richly decorated with reliefs.

Sambor Prei Kuk was added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage on July 8, 2017 at the 41st meeting of the World Heritage Committee. As criteria for acceptance, UNESCO names 1) the unique architecture, urban planning and landscape planning, which is an adaptation from India and has produced its own style, 2) the testimony of what was once the largest religious pilgrimage center, which is a tolerant mixture of Hindu and Buddhist Religions symbolize, and 3) the first use or mention of the Harihara and Sakabrahma cults, the first mention of the universal teachings of Buddhism in Southeast Asia, the first recorded use of the Khmer script, and the earliest depictions of traditional orchestras.

literature

  • Wibke Lobo: Temple Architecture in Cambodia: From the Sacred Cave to the Temple Mount as the center of a centralized state. Zhenla and the temples of Sambor Prei Kuk. In: Mai Lin Tjoa-Bonatz, Andreas Reinecke (ed.): In the shadow of Angkor. Archeology and History of Southeast Asia. Philipp von Zabern (Imprint of the WBG ), Darmstadt 2015, ISBN 978-3-8053-4922-2 , p. 90 f.

Web links

Commons : Sambor Prei Kuk  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikivoyage: Sambor Prei Kuk  - travel guide

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura. Retrieved July 25, 2017 .

Coordinates: 12 ° 52 '2.2 "  N , 105 ° 2' 24.1"  E