"Baphuon is a beautiful temple-mountain which offers one of the best views in the Angkor Archaeological Park of Angkor Thom area. Baphuon or Prasat Baphuon is located 200 meters (656 feet) northwest of the Bayon temple and south of Phimeanakas. It is a temple in the Angkor Thom area. It looks like a very beautiful temple".
Temple Info
Baphuon is a beautiful 11th-century "temple-mountain" with steep stairs leading visitors to a terrace which offers one of the best views in the Angkor Archaeological Park. It is located in Angkor Thom, northwest of the Bayon temple. It was built in the mid-11th century, it is a three-tiered temple mountain built as the state temple of Udayadityavarman II dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva.
Udayadityavarman II ruled the Angkor Kingdom from 1050 to 1066 A.D. He was the successor of Suryavarman I but not his son; he descended from Yasovarman I's spouse. He built the Baphuon Temple to honor the god Shiva, but some of the sculptures are dedicated to Buddha.
In the late 15th century, the Baphuon was converted to a Buddhist temple. A 9 meter tall by the 70-meter long statue of a reclining Buddha was built on the west side's second level, which probably required the demolition of the 8-meter tower above, thus explaining its current absence. The temple was built on land filled with sand, and due to its immense size, the site was unstable throughout its history. Large portions had probably already collapsed by the time the Buddha was added.
Baphuon is the archetype of the Baphuon style with intricate carvings covering every available surface. The temple adjoins the southern enclosure of the royal palace and measures 120 meters east-west by 100 meters north-south at its base and stands 34 meters tall without its tower, which would have made it roughly 50 meters tall. Its appearance impressed Temür Khan's late 13th-century envoy Chou Ta-Kuan during his visit from 1296 to 1297, who said it was 'the Tower of Bronze...a truly astonishing spectacle, with more than ten chambers at its base.
Temple Facts
Creator: King Udayadityavarman II
Completed: the mid-11th century, dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva.
Affiliation: Hinduism
Deity: Shiva
Cultures: Khmer Empire
Location: The Baphuon is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It is located in Angkor Thom, northwest of the Bayon temple.
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