Phimeanakas: The Celestial Temple

Don’t miss: - Lions guard the stairway, - elephants were placed at each corners of the sanctuary - A large cruciform terrace whose edges are supported by columns. - Four sanctuaries facing west (libraries?) Phimeanakas (Prasat Phimean Akas, 'celestial temple') or Vimeanakas (Prasat Vimean Akas) at Angkor, Cambodia, is a Hindu temple in the Khleang style, built at the end of the 10th century. The tower was originally crowned with a golden pinnacle, as Zhou Daguan described it in his report. According to legend, the king spent the first watch of every night with a woman thought to represent a Nāga in the tower, during that time, not even the queen was permitted to intrude. Only in the second watch the king returned to his palace with the queen. You can reach Phimeanakas on foot from Baphuon in the south, Terrace of the Elephants in the East, or Preah Palilay in the north. Most visitors will approach the temple from the East as the Angkor kings would have done. As you’re walking from the Terrace of the Elephants, keep going for around 200m. There is a path through the trees which will take you to the front of the temple. #2023旅行願望 #2023trip #2023travel #2023travelwish #historical #temple