Preah Khan

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Preah Khan is a large 12th-century temple complex in Angkor, Cambodia, renowned for its intricate carvings, sprawling layout, and historical significance as a Buddhist and Hindu monastic center.

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Preah Khan canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Angkor temple ⓘ
Buddhist temple ⓘ
Hindu temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ
approximateCompletionYear 1191 ⓘ
architecturalStyle Khmer architecture ⓘ
area approximately 56 hectares ⓘ
builderDynasty Khmer Empire ⓘ
builtBy Jayavarman VII ⓘ
conservationApproach anastylosis and minimal reconstruction ⓘ
constructionCentury 12th century ⓘ
constructionPeriod late 12th century ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Cambodia ⓘ
dedicatedTo Avalokiteshvara ⓘ
linked to: Avalokiteśvara

Jayavarman VII’s deified father Dharanindravarman II ⓘ
enclosureDimensions about 800 by 700 meters ⓘ
hasFeature Buddhist and Hindu iconography ⓘ
causeways with naga balustrades ⓘ
enclosing walls ⓘ
gopura (entrance towers) ⓘ
hall of dancers ⓘ
intricate carvings ⓘ
libraries ⓘ
moat ⓘ
sprawling layout ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Angkor) ⓘ
locatedIn Angkor ⓘ
Cambodia ⓘ
Siem Reap Province ⓘ
managedBy APSARA National Authority ⓘ
materialUsed laterite ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
nearbySite Angkor Thom ⓘ
Neak Pean ⓘ
Ta Prohm ⓘ
orientation east–west ⓘ
originalFunction Buddhist monastic complex ⓘ
Hindu monastic center ⓘ
administrative center ⓘ
city within Angkor ⓘ
educational center ⓘ
temple ⓘ
partOf Angkor Archaeological Park ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
significance important monument of the Khmer Empire ⓘ
major Buddhist and Hindu monastic center in Angkor ⓘ
noted for extensive bas-reliefs and carvings ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1992 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khmer Empire → notableSite → Preah Khan ⓘ
Ta Prohm → nearbyTemple → Preah Khan ⓘ
Jayavarman VII → built → Preah Khan ⓘ
Neak Pean → near → Preah Khan ⓘ
Ta Som → locatedNear → Preah Khan ⓘ
Krol Ko → locatedNear → Preah Khan ⓘ