Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura
World Heritage
Cambodia
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The archaeological site of Sambor Prei, which means "temple in the dense forest" in Khmer, has been identified as Isanapura, the capital of the Chenla Empire that flourished in the late 6th and early 7th centuries AD. The site includes more than one hundred temples, ten of which are octagonal and are unique examples of their kind in Southeast Asia. The decorative sandstone elements at the site are typical of the pre-Angkor decorative style known as Sambor Prei. Some of these elements, including lintels, pediments and colonnades, are true masterpieces. The art and architecture that developed here became a model for the rest of the region and laid the foundation for the unique Khmer style of the Angkor period.
 from temple N7 at the Guimet Museum.jpg)
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| adjacent station | Isanavarman I |
| country | Cambodia |
| image | http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sambor%20Prei%20Kuk-Map1.png |
| founded by | Isanavarman I |
| executive body | Sambor Prei Kuk |
| office held by head of the organization | http://g.co/kg/m/05mzsg0 |
| Commons category | Sambor Prei Kuk |
| coordinate location | Point(105.040025 12.867283) |
| area | 840.03 |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
| World Heritage criteria | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| start time | 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z |
| official name | Temple Zone of Sambor Prei Kuk, Archaeological Site of Ancient Ishanapura |
| official name | Zone des temples de Sambor Prei Kuk, site archéologique de l’ancienne Ishanapura |
| official name | Tempelzone van Sambor Prei Kuk, archeologische site van het oude Ishanapura |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (ii) |
| volume as quantity | World Heritage selection criterion (vi) |
| area | 2523.6 |
| applies to part | buffer zone |