Prasat Preah Ko ប្រាសាទព្រះគោ - 9th Century Khmer Temple - Siem Reap Cambodia 2024
Prasat Preah Ko ប្រាសាទព្រះគោ
Prasat Preah Ko, or Temple of the Sacred Bull predates its larger neighbour Bakong and was dedicated by Indravarman I in the late 9th century, to both the god Shiva and his own family. The sacred bull refers to Nandi, statues of whom can still be seen on site.
The 6 brick towers are aligned eastwards on a low platform. The towers are just a fraction of a large site extending to the north, south and west and bordered by a moat.
The 600 sq meter area is currently heavily forested and few traces of an outer wall or gopuras remain. The shrines are offset slightly south and to the extreme east of this large enclosure leaving a large empty space in the center which could have been occupied by the royal palace.
An eastern gopura, parts of a laterite wall and a second brick entrance pavilion can be seen.
The brick towers themselves are in good repair and feature high quality sandstone lintels and inserted carved figures while sections of the original stucco work, which would originally have covered the entire exteriors, can still be seen.
Lintels are high relief, intricate heraldic designs; figures are male guardians and devatas while stucco work includes Kalas, small figures and vegetal wreathes.
The site is small compared to many of the other ruins around Angkor but the history and the highr quality designs on site its worth a visit its located outside of Siem Reap anout 20 minutes to the east in the Roluos group of temples that predate Angkor
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