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Prasat Yeai Poeun Group
Prasat Yeai Poeun Group comprised a total
of 22 sanctuaries (5 have octagonal shapes) with two wall rampart, and was built
of brick, masonry, laterite and sandstone in rectangular from in 7th century
(600-635) during the reign of Isanavarman I to dedicated to Shiva. They were
built on a hill with Gopura from the eastern and western entrances joining to an
outside laterite rampart. The inner rampart reached by gateways from the four
directions and joined to the brick rampart carved in various clustering figures.
Along the sanctuary contained the eastern and western Gopura joined to the
laterite rampart (304m x 274m or 83,296 square-meter surface). Gopura contained
framed door with diamond columns and a lintel built of sandstone. Eastern Gopura
contained a buried large inscription (size: 2.41m x 0,9m x 0,15) inscribed with
17 lines of script. This inscription was brought to be kept in Kampong Thom
Museum.
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