Khmer architecture

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architectural style
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cambodia
gptkb:Khmer_Empire
gptkbp:characteristic moats
sandstone construction
enclosure walls
bas-relief carvings
central sanctuary
axial galleries
baray (water reservoirs)
corbelled arches
cruciform terraces
devata (female deities) carvings
gopura (entrance towers)
laterite construction
lintel carvings
naga balustrades
prasat (temple towers)
stepped pyramids
gptkbp:flourishedDuring 9th to 15th centuries
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Khmer architecture
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Thai_architecture
Vietnamese architecture
Cham architecture
Lao architecture
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Buddhism
gptkb:Hinduism
Indian architecture
gptkbp:material gptkb:brick
gptkb:stone
laterite
wood (rarely preserved)
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Angkor_Wat
gptkb:Bayon
gptkb:Ta_Prohm
gptkb:Baphuon
gptkb:Sambor_Prei_Kuk
gptkb:Neak_Pean
gptkb:Preah_Khan
gptkb:Bakong
gptkb:Banteay_Srei
gptkb:East_Mebon
gptkb:Phnom_Bakheng
gptkb:Prasat_Kravan
gptkb:Pre_Rup
gptkb:Preah_Vihear_Temple
gptkb:Ta_Keo
gptkb:Vat_Phou
gptkb:Koh_Ker
gptkb:Lolei
gptkb:Muang_Tam
gptkb:Phimai
gptkbp:period gptkb:Angkorian_period
gptkb:Post-Angkorian_period
Pre-Angkorian period
gptkbp:region gptkb:Southeast_Asia
gptkbp:religiousTitle Hindu temples
Buddhist temples
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite gptkb:Angkor_Wat
gptkb:Sambor_Prei_Kuk
gptkb:Preah_Vihear_Temple
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Angkor_Wat
gptkb:Royal_Palace,_Phnom_Penh
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5