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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: 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
