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East Mebon Temple

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Greetings, travelers. The East Mebon was built by Rajendravarman II in the tenth century. He built several temples in the same style as Preah Rup, but this temple has something unique: it sits in the East Baray. In its glory days this Baray (an artificial lake or reservoir) was full of water. It was about 7km x 2km, but nowadays there's no water in it. It's a large area with little vegetation and then the temple, which still stands on some water. As you can imagine, it can only be accessed by boats.

It is just south of the small temple of Ta Som and Neak Pean, and just north of Preah Rup and Srah Sang (Lake of Dawn).

In this temple we can find several prangs (towers) and 5 Prasats (small palaces) some with doors decorated in honor of Shiva. The temple guardians, on the steps and in the courtyard, are the lions and elephants so revered by this culture. Despite being a temple of Hindu origin, you'll find a figure of Buddha within. On the terrace is an open space, that gives you a unique point of view; normally, these temples are surrounded by vegetation. Definitely worth a visit for its unique features.
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