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Localisation
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40 to 50 km to the
North East of Siemreap |
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Style
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Between Pre-angkorian and Angkorian Periods |
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Construction - Inauguration
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Founded in 802 –
More than 400 years before Angkor Wat |
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Initiator
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Jayavarman II,
Founder of the Khmer Empire |
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Dedication
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Creation of the
cult of a god-king : Devaraja |
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Visit
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2 hours including
1 hour climbing to the site |
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Caracteristics
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• Phnom Kulen is a
hoy mountain in Cambodia on which in 802, King Jayavarman II
has been declared a god-king.
• An exquisite mountain region of waterfalls and riverbed
carvings. Hundreds of images have been carved into the
sandstone floors along a shady brook.
• The Khmer Rouge used the mountain as a final stronghold
for two decades after losing power in 1979, so nothing is
left from the temples which were built at the time of
Javayarman II and successors.. |
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Comments
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• You will for
sure enjoy the most beautiful section of the thousand lingas
river cascades, where a majestic sunlit waterfall streams
through dense jungle.
• I would like to organise there a pleasant recreation
between the combined visits of Bantaey Srei and Bang Melea |
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