Phnom Bakheng
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Phnom Bakheng is an early Angkorian hilltop temple in Cambodia, renowned for its central role in the Khmer Empire and its panoramic views over Angkor, including Angkor Wat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Phnom Bakheng canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4336438 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phnom Bakheng Context triple: [Khmer Empire, notableSite, Phnom Bakheng]
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A.
Banteay Srei
Banteay Srei is a 10th-century Cambodian temple renowned for its intricate pink sandstone carvings and exceptional preservation, often considered a jewel of Khmer art and architecture.
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B.
Srah Srang
Srah Srang is a large, ornate baray (royal bathing pond) in the Angkor temple complex of Cambodia, known for its scenic sunrise views and intricately carved landing terrace.
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C.
Angkor Archaeological Park
Angkor Archaeological Park is a vast UNESCO World Heritage site in northwestern Cambodia renowned for its monumental Khmer temple complexes, including Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom.
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D.
Wat Phnom
Wat Phnom is a historic Buddhist temple on an artificial hill in central Phnom Penh and one of Cambodia’s most important religious and cultural landmarks.
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E.
Ta Prohm
Ta Prohm is a famous 12th-century Buddhist temple in Cambodia, renowned for its atmospheric ruins overgrown by massive tree roots and its association with the Angkor temple complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Phnom Bakheng Target entity description: Phnom Bakheng is an early Angkorian hilltop temple in Cambodia, renowned for its central role in the Khmer Empire and its panoramic views over Angkor, including Angkor Wat.
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A.
Banteay Srei
Banteay Srei is a 10th-century Cambodian temple renowned for its intricate pink sandstone carvings and exceptional preservation, often considered a jewel of Khmer art and architecture.
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B.
Srah Srang
Srah Srang is a large, ornate baray (royal bathing pond) in the Angkor temple complex of Cambodia, known for its scenic sunrise views and intricately carved landing terrace.
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C.
Angkor Archaeological Park
Angkor Archaeological Park is a vast UNESCO World Heritage site in northwestern Cambodia renowned for its monumental Khmer temple complexes, including Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom.
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D.
Wat Phnom
Wat Phnom is a historic Buddhist temple on an artificial hill in central Phnom Penh and one of Cambodia’s most important religious and cultural landmarks.
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E.
Ta Prohm
Ta Prohm is a famous 12th-century Buddhist temple in Cambodia, renowned for its atmospheric ruins overgrown by massive tree roots and its association with the Angkor temple complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple
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archaeological site ⓘ mountain temple ⓘ temple-mountain ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Bakheng style
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linked to:
Khmer architecture
Khmer architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Khmer Empire ⓘ |
| builtBy | Yasovarman I ⓘ |
| builtFor | Yasovarman I ⓘ |
| builtOn | natural hill ⓘ |
| completionApproxYear | 907 ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | under restoration ⓘ |
| constructionEndCentury | 10th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartCentury | 9th century ⓘ |
| country | Cambodia ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Shiva ⓘ |
| elevationRelativeToPlain | about 60 meters ⓘ |
| hasAccessRestriction | limited visitor numbers at summit during sunset ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central sanctuary tower
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elephant track to the summit ⓘ long access path up the hill ⓘ multiple smaller surrounding towers ⓘ pyramid-shaped central temple ⓘ sandstone and laterite construction ⓘ seven-tiered stepped pyramid ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Angkor Archaeological Park
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Angkor Wat ⓘ Tonle Sap plain ⓘ
linked to:
Tonlé Sap Lake
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| historicalRole | central temple of early Angkorian capital Yasodharapura ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the earliest temple-mountains at Angkor
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panoramic views over Angkor ⓘ sunset views ⓘ |
| layoutSymbolism |
cosmic mandala
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representation of Mount Meru ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Angkor Archaeological Park
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Cambodia ⓘ Siem Reap Province ⓘ |
| managedBy | APSARA National Authority ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Angkor Thom
ⓘ
Angkor Wat ⓘ Bayon ⓘ
linked to:
Bayon temple
|
| numberOfTowersOriginal | 108 ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital temple of Yasodharapura
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state temple ⓘ |
| threat |
erosion
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tourism pressure ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteInscriptionYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSitePartOf |
Angkor
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linked to:
Angkor Archaeological Park
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Phnom Bakheng Description of subject: Phnom Bakheng is an early Angkorian hilltop temple in Cambodia, renowned for its central role in the Khmer Empire and its panoramic views over Angkor, including Angkor Wat.
Referenced by (4)
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