Siem Reap - Banteay Kdei & Phimeanakas
December 15th 2006 Banteay Kdei was constructed late 12th to early 13th century as a Buddhist temple. It was constructed over the site of an earlier temple. They used inferior grade of sandstone and poor construction techniques which is the cause of much of the deterioration we saw. There is no record of who it was dedicated to as the foundation stele has not been found. The 13th century vandalism of Buddha images w
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