Preah
Khan ("Royal Sword") is a temple built in the 12th century for King Jayavarman
VII to honour his father. It was the centre of a substantial organisation,
with almost 100,000 officials and servants. The temple is flat in design,
with a basic plan of successive rectangular galleries around a Buddhist
sanctuary complicated by Hindu satellite temples and numerous later additions.
Like Ta Prohm that we visited
in Gallery 14, Preah Khan has been left largely unrestored, with numerous
trees and other vegetation growing among the ruins.
The free-standing statues
have been removed for safe-keeping, and there is ongoing restoration work.
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