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19-JAN-2005

Ta Keo

Ta Keo Jayavarman V late 19th and early 11th centuries. Never finished. Representaion of the five peaked Mt Meru. Work started in 975. Dedicated in 1000. Inscription was "Mountain with Golden Peaks. (0694)Two terraces made of stone on laterite wall with gorpurams at cardinal points. Pyramid rised from the second terrace, crowned with five towers, the center one larger and higher. No decoration on towers. First time there are galleries on a Khmer temple. (0694)

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