(Best seen in original size)

One of the tallest monuments of Angkor, the Ta Keo is a mountain temple
build by Jayavarman V, found a little East of Angkor Thom. Its five sanctuaries
are placed on top of a 22 meter high five stepped pyramid, from where
there are good views of the surrounding area. The pyramid shaped Ta Keo
was build to represent Mount Meru, the mountain that is the center of the world in Hindu mythology.
The massive sandstone monument dedicated to Shiva was left unfinished
at the start of the 11th century. Work on the Ta Keo was halted at a
time when sculptors began to add decorations to the temple because of
the death of King Jayavarman V who commissioned the temple.