Phnom Chisor
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 Stairs leading up Phnom Chisor |
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 Phnom Chisor
Location in Cambodia
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| Coordinates: | 11°11′4″N 104°49′24″E / 11.18444°N 104.82333°ECoordinates: 11°11′4″N 104°49′24″E / 11.18444°N 104.82333°E |
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| Proper name: | Phnom Chisor |
| Location | |
| Country: | Cambodia |
| Province: | Takeo |
| District: | Samraŏng |
| Elevation: | 133 m (436 ft) |
| Architecture and culture | |
| Primary deity: | Shiva and Vishnu |
| Architectural styles: | Baphuon style of Khmer architecture |
| Number of temples: | Two |
| History | |
| Date built: (Current structure) |
11th century |
| Creator: | King Suryavarman I (1010-1050 AD) |
Phnom Chisor (Khmer: ប្រាសាទភ្នំជីសូរ) is a 133 m high hill in Sla village, Rovieng commune, Samraŏng District, Takéo Province, Cambodia. It rises about 42 km south of Phnom Penh.
[edit] Temple
There is is an ancient Khmer temple located on top of the hill. The temple was built in the 11th century of laterite and bricks with carved sandstone lintels [1] by the Khmer Empire king Suryavarman I, who practiced Brahmanism. It was dedicated to the Hindu divinities Shiva and Vishnu. The original name of the temple was Sri Suryaparvata , "The mountain of Surya".
At the foot of the hill below the stairs there is a building known as Son Reveang that is now used as a Buddhist place of worship, beyond which there is Tonle Om, the baray of the temple.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ cambodia-travel.com Phnom Chisor
- ^ Angkorguide - Phnom Chisor
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