Bakong (Temple) AKA ប្រាសាទបាគង
Bakong
881 AD
AKA ប្រាសាទបាគង
The first temple mountain of sandstone constructed by rulers of the Khmer empire
900 metres by 700 meters, consisting of three concentric enclosures separated by two moats
A stepped pyramid, the first temple mountain of early Khmer Empire: The striking similarity to Borobudur temple in Java suggests that Borobudur served as its prototype and that there must have been cultural exchange with the Sailendras in Java.







