Banteay Srei

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Banteay Srei is a 10th-century Cambodian temple renowned for its intricate pink sandstone carvings and exceptional preservation, often considered a jewel of Khmer art and architecture.

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Banteay Srei canonical 5
Banteay Srey 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple ⓘ
Khmer temple ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
accessFrom Siem Reap city ⓘ
linked to: Siem Reap Province
alternativeName Banteay Srey ⓘ
linked to: Banteay Srei
architecturalStyle Khmer architecture ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance considered a jewel of Khmer art ⓘ
associatedWith Khmer Empire ⓘ
builtByOfficial Vishnukumara ⓘ
Yajnavaraha ⓘ
builtDuringReignOf Rajendravarman II ⓘ
carvingSubject Hindu mythology scenes ⓘ
Mahabharata episodes ⓘ
linked to: Mahabharata scenes

Ramayana episodes ⓘ
completedDuringReignOf Jayavarman V ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 10th century ⓘ
constructionStartYearApprox 967 ⓘ
country Cambodia ⓘ
dedicatedToDeity Shiva ⓘ
distanceFromAngkorWat about 25 kilometers ⓘ
hasFeature central sanctuary ⓘ
gopuras ⓘ
libraries ⓘ
moat ⓘ
hasInscriptionLanguage Old Khmer ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ
locatedIn Angkor archaeological region ⓘ
Siem Reap Province ⓘ
locatedNear Phnom Dei ⓘ
locatedNorthEastOf Angkor Wat ⓘ
material brick ⓘ
laterite ⓘ
pink sandstone ⓘ
notableFor elaborate lintels and pediments ⓘ
exceptional preservation ⓘ
intricate carvings ⓘ
miniature scale structures ⓘ
orientation east-facing ⓘ
originalName Tribhuvanamahesvara ⓘ
period Angkorian period ⓘ
linked to: Khmer Empire
planType three-enclosure temple ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
restorationBy École française d’Extrême-Orient ⓘ
restorationMethod anastylosis ⓘ
tourismImportance major tourist attraction in Cambodia ⓘ
translationOfName Citadel of Beauty ⓘ
Citadel of the Women ⓘ
underProtectionBy APSARA National Authority ⓘ
UNESCOStatus part of Angkor World Heritage Site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1992 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Khmer Empire → notableSite → Banteay Srei ⓘ
Angkor Archaeological Park → contains → Banteay Srei ⓘ
Khmer architecture → notableExample → Banteay Srei ⓘ
Khmer lion guardian → foundAt → Banteay Srei ⓘ
Siem Reap Province → contains → Banteay Srei ⓘ
Banteay Srei → alternativeName → Banteay Srey ⓘ
linked to: Banteay Srei