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Title
East Mebon, fragments of round columns in front of temple
Date Created
1942 to 1962
Contributors
- Palgen-Maissoneuve, Mimi, 1918-1995 (Photographer)
Topical Subject
- Southeast Asia
- East Mebon (Angkor)
- Rajendravarman, King of Chenla, late 8th cent.
- Siva (Hindu deity)
- Temples, Śaivite
- Temples, Hindu
- Temples, Khmer
- Pre Rup style
- Mount Meru
- temple mountain
- 103.91997,13.44657,0
- 944-968
- East Baray (Angkor (Extinct city))
- Angkor (Extinct city)
- Siĕmréab (Cambodia)
- Siem Reap
- Cambodia
Resource Type
Extent
1 image
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.I.10107
Note
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The object depicted in the image is made of the following material(s): laterite, brick
Information about the creation of the object depicted in the image: 953
Information about the restoration of the object depicted in the image: 1935-39
East Mebon served as Rajendravarman’s (944-968) ancestor temple, and was built in a quincunx plan, representative of a temple-mountain, on an artificial island in the middle of the East Baray. The East Baray was built by Yasovarman I (889-c.915), about half a century earlier than the temple, in order to ensure a regular water supply for his new city of Yasodharapura. It was capable of holding about 55 million cubic meters of water when the water level reached 4m, and was called Yasodharatataka, "the reser
Source for information about the object depicted in the image: Jessup, Helen Ibbitson. Art and Architecture of Cambodia. London: Thames & Hudson, 2004. Freeman M. and C. Jacques. Ancient Angkor. London: Thames and Hudson, 1999.
To request permission to publish please complete the form located at the Department of Archives and Special Collections web site: http://hdl.handle.net/2286/7f5bakntwx1, opens in a new window.
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- 2011-10-07 05:39:32
System Modified
- 2021-08-24 09:49:36
- 2 years 8 months ago
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