end of 11th century, Udayadityavarman II Hindu (Shiva)

A three tiered temple mountain to the south of the Royal Palace enclosure. It is the "impressive copper tower even higher than the tower of gold" (the Bayon) described by Tcheou Ta-Kouan, a Chinese diplomat visiting at the end of the 13th century. Probably the central temple of the fourth kingdom of Angkor.

BASE-RELIEF OF BAPHUON