Ta Nei () is a late 12th century stone temple in
Angkor
Angkor ( km, អង្គរ , 'Capital city'), also known as Yasodharapura ( km, យសោធរបុរៈ; sa, यशोधरपुर),Headly, Robert K.; Chhor, Kylin; Lim, Lam Kheng; Kheang, Lim Hak; Chun, Chen. 1977. ''Cambodian-Engl ...
,
Cambodia
Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailan ...
. Built during the reign of King
Jayavarman VII
Jayavarman VII, posthumous name of Mahaparamasaugata ( km, ជ័យវរ្ម័នទី៧, c. 1122–1218), was king of the Khmer Empire. He was the son of King Dharanindravarman II (r. 1150–1160) and Queen Sri Jayarajacudamani.
He w ...
, it is near the northwest corner of the
East Baray
The East Baray ( km, បារាយណ៍ខាងកើត), or Yashodharatataka, is a now-dry baray, or artificial body of water, at Angkor, Cambodia, oriented east-west and located just east of the walled city Angkor Thom. It was built around ...
, a large holy reservoir. It was dedicated to the
Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha, was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
According to Buddhist tradition, he was born in L ...
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Plan
Ta Nei was extended initially toward the east and then enlarged with three small
gopura
A ''gopuram'' or ''gopura'' ( Tamil: கோபுரம், Malayalam: ഗോപുരം, Kannada: ಗೋಪುರ, Telugu: గోపురం) is a monumental entrance tower, usually ornate, at the entrance of a Hindu temple, in the So ...
s on the north, west and south and a large east gopura that is essentially a part of the inner, galleried enclosure. As at
Ta Prohm
Ta Prohm ( km, ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម, UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; "Ancestor Brahma") is the modern name of the temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and origin ...
, city walls were begun but were probably never finished. Today only two outer gopuras exist to the west and east.
The length of the urban enclosure was 190m. Inside are two long, narrow tank moats on the north and south. The original east gopura now stands isolated, and the original northeast and southeast corner towers are now part of the gallery.
There is a small library near the south side and a chamber connects the sanctuary to the north gopura.
[''Ancient Angkor'', Michael Freeman and Claude Jacques, p. 131, 2003.]
Gallery
See also
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Banteay Kdei
Banteay Kdei ( km, ប្រាសាទបន្ទាយក្តី; Prasat Banteay Kdei), meaning "A Citadel of Chambers", also known as "Citadel of Monks' cells", is a Buddhist temple in Angkor, Cambodia. It is located southeast of Ta Proh ...
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Bayon
The Bayon ( km, ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន, ) is a richly decorated Khmer temple related to Buddhism at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of the King Jayavarman VII ( km, ព្រ ...
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Ta Prohm
Ta Prohm ( km, ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម, UNGEGN: , ALA-LC: ; "Ancestor Brahma") is the modern name of the temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and origin ...
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Ta Prohm Kel
Ta Prohm Kel or Prohm Kel ( Khmer: ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្មកិល ឬ ព្រហ្មកិល) is a small ruined sandstone monument in Angkor archaeological park, Siem Reap province, Cambodia.
Ta Prohm Kel was one of th ...
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Ta Som
Ta Som ( km, ប្រាសាទតាសោម) is a small temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built at the end of the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII. It is located north east of Angkor Thom and just east of Neak Pean. The King dedicated the temp ...
References
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Angkorian sites in Siem Reap Province
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