Bat Chum (Siem Reap)

Cambodia / Siem Reab / Siem Reap

temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site

Trio of small brick towers on a platform with two surviving lintels in pretty good condition. Bat Chum is a historically unique early Buddhist temple constructed at a time when Hinduism dominated. The inscriptions on the doorways note the Buddhist dedication, praise the architect (who was also the architect for East Mebon and Pre Rup,) and admonishes local elephant handlers to keep their beasts off the dikes, like an ancient 'keep off the grass' sign. Follow unmarked dirt road between Pre Rup and Srah Srang about 1 km.

www.orientalarchitecture.com/sid/917/cambodia/angkor/ba...

www.angkor-temples-in-cambodia.com/bat-chum.html

helloangkor.com/attractions/bat-chum-pr/

www.digital-culture.de/indochina/kambodscha/angkor/angk...

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_Chum

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Coordinates: 13°25'29"N 103°54'28"E

Timothy TyeTimothy Tye

I had to persuade my tuk tuk driver to take me here. When he was reluctant to go any further, I decided to walk, which then compelled him to take me in. I don't regreat visiting this Angkor ruin. http://www.big-world-out-there.com/c/cambodia/angkor/prasat-batchum.htm

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