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The king's other foundations participated in the style of the Bayon, and included Ta Prohm, Preah Khan, Angkor Thom, and Banteay Chmar.
In addition, Jayavarman constructed the well-known temples of Ta Prohm and Preah Khan, dedicating them to his parents.
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World Monuments Fund has aided Preah Khan, the Churning of the Sea of Milk ( a 49-meter-long bas-relief frieze in Angkor Wat ), Ta Som, and Phnom Bakheng.
The area of Angkor has many significant archaeological sites, including the following: Angkor Thom, Angkor Wat, Baksei Chamkrong, Banteay Kdei, Banteay Samré, Banteay Srei, Baphuon, the Bayon, Chau Say Tevoda, East Baray, East Mebon, Kbal Spean, the Khleangs, Krol Ko, Lolei, Neak Pean, Phimeanakas, Phnom Bakheng, Phnom Krom, Prasat Ak Yum, Prasat Kravan, Preah Khan, Preah Ko, Preah Palilay, Preah Pithu, Pre Rup, Spean Thma, Srah Srang, Ta Nei, Ta Prohm, Ta Som, Ta Keo, Terrace of the Elephants, Terrace of the Leper King, Thommanon, West Baray, West Mebon.
( Preah Khan means " sacred sword ".
A bas-relief at Preah Khan in Cambodia depicts the Battle of Lanka between Rakshasas and monkeys.
** Likewise, the battle is depicted in a crude bas-relief at the 12th century temple of Preah Khan.
Highly prominent projects are many temples at Angkor, Cambodia, starting in 1990, including Preah Khan and Phnom Bakheng ; the Château de Chantilly in Chantilly, France ; many structures in Rome, including the Temple of Hercules, Santa Maria Antiqua, and the House of Augustus ; several sites on Easter Island ; various sites at ancient Luxor in Egypt ; Lalibela in Ethiopia ; San Ignacio Miní in Argentina ; the ancient Maya city of Naranjo, Guatemala ; the Segovia Aqueduct in Segovia, Spain ; as well as 25 projects in Venice, Italy, over 20 years.
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It was the centrepiece of Jayavarman VII's massive program of monumental construction and public works, which was also responsible for the walls and nāga-bridges of Angkor Thom and the temples of Preah Khan, Ta Prohm and Banteay Kdei.
As such, Ta Prohm formed a complementary pair with the temple monastery of Preah Khan, dedicated in 1191 A. D., the main image of which represented the Bodhisattva of compassion Lokesvara and was modelled on the king's father.
Built in the mid 12th to early 13th centuries AD during the reign of Jayavarman VII ( who was posthumously given the title " Maha paramasangata pada "), it is in the Bayon architectural style, similar in plan to Ta Prohm and Preah Khan, but less complex and smaller.
Neak Pean () (" The entwined serpents ") at Angkor, Cambodia is an artificial island with a Buddhist temple on a circular island in Preah Khan Baray built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII.
It is the " Mebon " of the Preah Khan baray ( the " Jayatataka " of the inscription ).
Like the nearby Ta Prohm, Preah Khan has been left largely unrestored, with numerous trees and other vegetation growing among the ruins.
Preah Khan was built on the site of Jayavarman VII's victory over the invading Chams in 1191.
Preah Khan is northeast of Angkor Thom.
The outer wall of Preah Khan is of laterite, and bears 72 garudas holding nagas, at 50 m intervals.
To the east of Preah Khan is a landing stage on the edge of the Jayatataka baray, now dry, which measured.

Preah and (),
Preah Pithu (), or Prah Pithu, is a group of five temples at Angkor, Cambodia.

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Preah Vihear is transliterated into Thai as Prasat Phra Viharn ( ปราสาทพระว ิ หาร ) or Prasat Khao Phra Viharn ( ปราสาทเขาพระว ิ หาร ).

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The earliest surviving temple of Hariharalaya is Preah Ko ; the others are Bakong and Lolei.
* In Khmer, the name is " Preah Mae Kun Ci Iem ".
* Preah is a Khmer term meaning " God " or " King " it can also be a prefix meaning " sacred " or " holy ".
The legend of Kaundinya is paralleled in modern Khmer folklore, where the foreign prince is known as " Preah Thaong " and the queen as " Neang Neak.
" In another version, it is stated that Preah Thaong fights Neang Neak.
Established on March 20, 1998, it is named after a ruined Khmer Empire temple Prasat Preah Vihear ( anglicised in Thailand as Prasat Khao Phra Wihan ), now located in Cambodia, which had been the issue of boundary dispute.
** The fight between Vali and Sugriva is also represented at the lesser-known 13th century Angkorian temple of Preah Pithu.
Preah Ko () ( Khmer, The Sacred Bull ) was the first temple to be built in the ancient and now defunct city of Hariharalaya ( in the area that today is called Roluos ), some 15 kilometers south-east of the main group of temples at Angkor, Cambodia.
Preah Ko is known for the beauty and intricacy of its carvings.
As usual Preah Khan is oriented toward the east, so this was the main entrance, but there are others at each of the cardinal points.
Preah Vihear (, " Sacred Sanctuary ") is a province ( khaet ) of Cambodia.
The province is named after the temple of Prasat Preah Vihear.
Preah Vihear is one of the nine provinces that is part of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve.
Though it is understood that Preah Ream is an incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, his characteristics and those of the others in the story are interpreted in Cambodia as those of mere mortals, not of the gods as is the case in India.

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Good examples are the temple towers of Preah Ko, Lolei and Bakong at Hariharalaya.
In the months leading up to the Cambodian decision, troops from both nations had clashed over territory claimed by both countries immediately adjacent to Cambodia's Preah Vihear temple, leading to a deterioration in relations.
Prior to this time the temple was known as Preah Pisnulok ( Vara Vishnuloka in Sanskrit ), after the posthumous title of its founder.
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Like the nearby Preah Khan and Ta Prohm the temple was left largely unrestored, with numerous trees and other vegetation growing among the ruins.
However, the largest and most important archaeological site in these mountains is the Prasat Preah Vihear compound, a Shaivite temple of the Khmer imperial times dated from the reign of Suryavarman II ( 1002 – 49 ) in a dramatic location on top of a high hill.
In 1959, The Thai military seized the ancient Khmer Preah Vihear temple from Cambodia.
* Q + A: Preah Vihar temple and Thai-Cambodian tension
Preah Vihear Temple ( Khmer: ប ្ រ ា ស ា ទព ្ រ ះ វ ិ ហ ា រ ) is a Hindu temple built during the reign of Khmer Empire, that is situated atop a cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains, in the Preah Vihear province, Cambodia.
The temple gives its name to Cambodia's Preah Vihear province, in which it is now located, as well as the Khao Phra Wihan National Park which borders it in Thailand's Sisaket province and through which the temple is most easily accessible.

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