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About 60 km south of Phnom Phen in Takeo
province is a great looking temple area
on a hill, Its Phnom Chisor. |
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The temples have been done in
beautiful masonry work and some inscriptions are dated
back to the 11th. century when the place was known as Suryagiri.
The temples of Phnom Chisor look
quite similar
to the Pagodas and Temples in
Bagan,
central
Myanmar
or Burma.
The panoramic view from the hill over the plains of
Takeo province is a breathtaking experience.
Phnom Chisor
was created under King Suryavarman I. |
He reigned for 47
years from 1002 on. During his reign 4 major temple were
built. Among them Preah Vihear in the north and Phnom
Chisor in the south of today Cambodia.
The buildings of Phnom Chisor
are done in brick construction with sandstone lintels
above the doorways and the wooden doors:
Phnom Chisor was then known as Suryadri, 'the
Mountain of the Sun' and due to the influence of
Hinduism of that time, was dedicated to Brahma, 'the
Creator of the Universe'.
Photo by Don Pirot |
