Prasat Trapeang Pong Toek

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Prasat Trapeang Pong Toek
Native Nameប្រាសាទត្រពាំងពងទឹក
Alternative namePrasat Trapeang Pong Kuk, Prasat Phnom Penh
BA#C1304039
CISARK#257
IK#262
SizeSmall
ConditionPrasat
TypeTemple
Location
VillageSrabal
CommunePhnom Penh
DistrictKulen
ProvincePreah Vihear
CountryCambodia
Coordinates13.75864, 104.72005
History
Founded10th to 11th Century
Art StyleBaphuon
MaterialSandstone



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Site Size & Condition: Small Prasat Prasat Trapeang Pong Toek (ប្រាសាទត្រពាំងពងទឹក - Pronounced: Pra-saht T'ro-pahng Poehng Tuehk!) a sandstone cruciform tower, with lintels still sitting in situ. The lintels include, one that depicts 5 figures of Brahma, an unfinished lintel with floral motifs, an unfinished lintel with a Reahu in the centre, and another that has been chiseled away by looters. The colonettes also appear to be unfinished.

Laying on the ground one can find the carved lotus bud that would of sat atop of the sandstone tower.

Surrounding the site is a dried up moat with an east entrance causeway that leads onto a rectangular intact man-made reservoir 400m to the east.


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