Banteay Kdei Photo Gallery

The mystery surrounding Banteay Kdei temple is intriguing. Because a marker stele that would contain information about who built the temple and why has never been found, all we can do is guess. What we do know is that Banteay Kdei was constructed over a site of a smaller temple and served as a monastery for the monks during the reign of Jayavarman VII. His successor, king Jayavarman VIII vandalized Buddha images installed within during Jayavarman VII in an attempt to promote Hinduism. The photo gallery below contains pictures of Banteay Kdei I took in September 2009.

Photo: Banteay Kdei Temple - One of the Main Galleries — Photo: Banteay Kdei Temple – One of the Main Galleries

Photo: Apsara Carvings on the Banteay Kdei Temple

Photo: Central Temple of Banteay Kdei Houses a Decorated Statue of Buddha

Photo: Bas Reliefs Containing Apsaras on the Walls of Banteay Kdei

Photo: Collapsed Corridors of Banteay Kdei

Photo: Corner Towers of Banteay Kdei Resemble the Towers of Angkor Wat

Photo: View of Banteay Kdei Cruciform Terrace

Photo: Balustrade and Stone Lions Decorate the Banteay Kdei Cruciform Terrace

Photo: Dancing Apsara of Banteay Kdei

Photo: Corridors of Banteay Kdei Provide an Escape from the Sun, But Not the Heat

Photo: Deserted Corridors of Banteay Kdei Temple

Photo: Touts Selling Worthless Junk Inside Banteay Kdei

Photo: Duo of Dancing Apsaras at The Hall of the Dancing Girls

Photo: Eastern Gopura with the Tower of Four Faces

Photo: Entrance Gopura to the Banteay Kdei Main Gallery

Photo: Interior of Banteay Kdei Main Gallery

Photo: It Is Believed that Side Libraries Were Added to the Temple Later

Photo: Faces of Lokeshvara Surmounted Atop the Gate to Banteay Srei

Photo: Banteay Kdei Main Entrance with Touts Bothering Tourists

Photo: Banteay Kdei Main Gallery

Photo: Massive Tree Growing on Top of Banteay Kdei Wall Structures

Photo: Banteay Kdei is a Small but Complex Temple

Photo: Stone Lion Guarding Entrance to Banteay Kdei Terrace

Photo: Wood Installed to Support Collapsing Gallery of Banteay Kdei

Photo: Tree Became One with Ancient Stones at Banteay Kdei

Photo: Banteay Kdei Carving of a Watchful Apsara

Photo: Avid Photographer at East Gopura of Banteay Kdei Temple

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