Prasat Bei Explained

Prasat Bei
Map Type:Cambodia
Coordinates:13.4261°N 103.8564°W
Country:Cambodia
Province:Siem Reap
Locale:Angkor
Architecture:Khmer (Bakheng style)
Temple Quantity:3 towers
Year Completed:10th century AD
Creator:Yasovarman I

Prasat Bei (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបី, "three temples") is a temple with three brick towers in a north-south row, facing to the east, and standing on a laterite platform. The central tower contained a linga; the flanking towers reach no higher than the doorways. Only the lintels of the central and south towers were carved, both showing Indra on the elephant Airavata.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Ancient Angkor, Michael Freeman and Claude Jacques, p.73, 2003.