Ta Keo

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Ta Keo is a massive, unfinished sandstone temple-mountain in Angkor, Cambodia, notable for its stark, undecorated architecture and dedication to the Hindu god Shiva.

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Ta Keo canonical 3

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Angkor temple ⓘ
Hindu temple ⓘ
temple-mountain ⓘ
architecturalStyle Khmer architecture ⓘ
architecturalType temple-mountain ⓘ
associatedWith Khmer royal cult of Shiva ⓘ
builtBy Jayavarman V ⓘ
Suryavarman I ⓘ
constructionInterruptedBy unknown reasons ⓘ
constructionPeriod 10th–11th century ⓘ
constructionStarted late 10th century ⓘ
country Cambodia ⓘ
culture Khmer Empire ⓘ
currentUse tourist attraction ⓘ
decorativeStyle largely undecorated ⓘ
dedicatedTo Shiva ⓘ
deityType state temple of Shiva ⓘ
function royal state temple ⓘ
hasFeature causeway ⓘ
central tower ⓘ
crenellated tiers ⓘ
enclosing walls ⓘ
five sanctuary towers ⓘ
four corner towers ⓘ
gopuras ⓘ
moat (now mostly dry) ⓘ
multiple terraces ⓘ
steep pyramid form ⓘ
hasStairwaysOn four sides ⓘ
height approximately 50 meters ⓘ
heritageDesignation World Heritage Site component ⓘ
historicalEra Jayavarman V reign ⓘ
Suryavarman I reign ⓘ
levelCount five tiers ⓘ
locatedIn Angkor ⓘ
Cambodia ⓘ
Siem Reap Province ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
near Angkor Thom ⓘ
Ta Prohm ⓘ
notableFor massive scale ⓘ
stark undecorated architecture ⓘ
orientation east–west ⓘ
partOf Angkor Archaeological Park ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
stateOfConstruction unfinished ⓘ
UNESCOSiteSince 1992 ⓘ
UNESCOStatus part of Angkor World Heritage Site ⓘ

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