Prasat Speu

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Prasat Speu
Native Nameប្រាសាទស្ពឺ
Alternative nameWat Speu
BA#C0302001
CISARK#719
SizeMedium
ConditionTuol
TypeTemple
Location
VillageSpeu Lech
CommuneSpeu
DistrictChamkar Loeu
ProvinceKampong Cham
CountryCambodia
Coordinates12.33063, 105.32699
History
Founded8th Century
BuilderJayavarman I
Art StylePrei Khmeng
MaterialBrick
ReligionHindu
DeityVishnu/Shiva



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Site Size & Condition: Medium Tuol Prasat Speu (ប្រាសាទស្ពឺ - Pronounced: Pra-saht Spu'eh)

Old French-period photos show 2 intact brick towers, with possible foundations of a 3rd, atop a laterite platform. Unfortunately, it appears the shrines didn't survive to this day and more recent images show merely a few sandstone blocks, including a lintel, on the ground. The well-preserved lintel is in a late 7th-century, Prei Khmeng-style, although we are uncertain of its current location. The site is set in the grounds of a contemporary Buddhist monastery, Wat Speu, and is surrounded by an ancient moat while 2 rectangular ponds lie to the east.


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