Chau Say Tevoda

The Chau Say Tevoda (Khmer ប្រាសាទចៅសាយទេវតា ) is a compact, originally a Hindu temple flat in the immediate vicinity of the historic city of Angkor Thom ( Cambodia).

Comparison Thommanon - Chau Say Tevoda

When leaving Angkor Thom by the " Victory Gate ", two temples are like twins left and right leading to Ta Keo " Victory Boulevard ": the Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda. The Thommanon was probably built in the early 12th century, the Chau Say Tevoda few decades later. Both Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda show stylistically closely related to Angkor Wat, a temple dating both to the reign of the Khmer King Suryavarman II ( 1113 to about 1150 ) is therefore plausible.

East of the Chau Say Tevoda leads a stone footbridge over a cruciform terrace to Siem Reap River. The plates of the bridge resting on three rows arranged octagonal columns. Bar and terrace are younger than the temple and were probably under King Jayavarman VIII (reigned about 1243-1295 ).

In the sixties of the 20th century, the Thommanon and the west gate of the Chau Say Tevoda have been carefully restored. Since 2002, restoration work place and on the other, comparatively dilapidated buildings of the Chau Say Tevoda.

Compared to the Chau Thommanon Say Tevoda is somewhat smaller. The unlike the Thommanon still easily recognizable perimeter of laterite frames a 50 × 40 m measured surface. As with Thommanon four sandstone buildings are lined up from east to west: the eastern gopura ( tower gate ), the mandapa ( assembly hall ), the Prasat (temple tower), including the western gopura.

However, the Chau Say Tevoda not only has two gopura, but their four (seen from Prasat exactly in the cardinal directions), and not just a so-called library or sacristy, but two ( one north, the other south of the mandapa ). The eastern gopura is dreitorig; its average gate has a cruciform layout with small porches and side chambers. The other three are only Gopura eintorig; the western has side chambers, the northern and the southern have small porches. The flat stone walkways that extend from Prasat to the Gopura are well as the ridge to the east of the plant later additions. The two libraries are different from the one Library Thommanon, fallen into disrepair.

Most of the excellent reliefs have suffered greatly from the centuries and vandalism. Good condition are at least two illustrations of the Ramayana on the south side of the east gate: the battle between the Monkey King Vali and Sugriva his half-brother and the death of Vali.

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