Banteay chhmar temple located in Banteay mean chey province Cambodia in northwest the commune of Banteay chhmar contain 14 villages.welcome to Banteay mean chey province of cambodia near the border of Thailand it take may be one hour from the border of khmer Thai.Banteay chhmar dates from the late 12th to the early 13th century and it means Narrow Fortress.it is thought to have been built by jayavoroman 2 .it was later rebuilt by jayavoroman 7 as a funerary temple for his sons and four generals who had been killed ffin a battle repelling a cham invasion in1177.like preah khan,Angkor wat and Angkor thom,banteay chhmar originally enclosed a city with the temple at the heart.No traces of the city that surrounded the temple remain.The temple area covers 2 km by2 and a half km .It contains the main temple complex and a number of other religious structures and baray to it east.A mote filled with water and a huge wall inside of the encloses the center of the temple.This mote it still used to present day by local fishing and daily chose.A bustling small market and village bounds the east and south east and perhaps there has been continuous habitation there since the founding of the temple.
The sculpture above this it very excellent of building of khmer people for long time ago.inside the mote,a stone rest house and chapel can be seen.the highlight of Banteay chhmar is the bas reliefs, which are comparable with the Bayon. They depict battle againt the Cham,religious scenes and a host of daily activities. In part outer wall has collapsed. On the west side a spectacular multi armed Lekesvara can be seen.The temples center complex is a jumble of towers,galleries,vegetation and fallen stone.Beautiful carvings can be seen throughout.please have a good trip to Banteay mean chey province in Cambodia it not only this temple.
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