Overview

• Late 12th-Early 13th Century
• Religion: Buddhist/Hindu
• Patron: Jayavarman VII
• Style: Bayon

Purpose

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Significance

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History

The temple cannot be dated with any certainty because it contains Hindu and Buddhist elements.

Description

Preah Palilay is enclosed by a 50 meter square laterite wall, accessed on the eastern side by a gopura decorated with Buddhist carvings. This gopura is attached by a causeway to a terrace bordered with excellent naga balustrades. At the center of the compound is a sandstone sanctuary on a three-tiered base. The sanctuary is five meters square and opens to each of the cardinal directions.