The Khleangs
The Warehouse Temples
THE KHLEANGS
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Religion
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Religion
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Jayavarman 5th
968 - 1001
Hindu
1. It's a very simple design
2. Rarely visited by visitors
968 - 1001
Hindu
1. It's a very simple design
2. Rarely visited by visitors
If you look at them from the terraces, you’ll notice that they were built to be symmetrical to one other.
Each Khleang seems to have 6 towers and a pond, and to build upon that symmetry, there’s a road leading to Victory Gate cutting through the middle.
The Khleang from the outside
Inside the Khleang
Nobody is really sure what these buildings were used for, but Khleang means “The Warehouse Temples” or the “Temples of the Royal Treasure." So it was probably used a storage place for some valuable things.
But
some researchers called these names inappropriate, and suggested
instead that these buildings were used as reception halls of some sort,
as a place to receive foreign emissaries or host other diplomatic functions. These two buildings were built at different times. The North Khleang was built earlier by Jayavarman 5th, and the South Khleang was built by Suryavarman 1st.
These two buildings are just that, buildings. They are not temples, but each is just like a small, one story rectangular building with large windows along the walls.
The small porches on the front and back sides makes the buildings look somewhat cruciform in shape, but just barely.
Although there aren’t any carvings here other than the lintels on the entrance, do visit the place. They have a different building style than the others and their uniqueness adds to the visit.
One of the Suor Prat towers seen from
inside of this Warehouse Temple
Where would you like to go next?
Return from The Khleangs to Angkor Thom temples for a list of other sites that you can easily visit.Return from The Khleangs to Holiday in Angkor Wat (homepage)
