| Prasat Banteay Kdei The Citadel of Chambers | |
|---|---|
 Banteay Kdei, Angkor | |
| Religion | |
| District | Siem Reap |
| Province | Siem Reap |
| Deity | Avalokitesvara, Buddhist Temple |
| Location | |
| Location | Angkor |
| Country | Cambodia |
  Location in Cambodia | |
| Geographic coordinates | 13°25′47″N 103°53′54″E / 13.42972°N 103.89833°E |
| Architecture | |
| Creator | Jayavarman VII |
| Completed | 12th to 13th centuries |
| Monument(s) | Several |
Banteay Kdei (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបន្ទាយក្តី; Prasat Banteay Kdei, lit. 'A Citadel of Chambers'),[1] also known as "Citadel of Monks' cells",[2] is a Buddhist temple in Angkor, Cambodia. It is located southeast of Ta Prohm and east of Angkor Thom. Built in the mid-12th to early 13th centuries AD during the reign of Jayavarman VII (who was posthumously given the title "Maha paramasangata pada"[3]), it is in the Bayon architectural style, similar in plan to Ta Prohm and Preah Khan, but less complex and smaller. Its structures are contained within two successive enclosure walls, and consist of two concentric galleries from which emerge towers, preceded to the east by a cloister.[4][5]
This Buddhist monastic complex is currently dilapidated due to faulty construction and poor quality of sandstone used in its buildings, and is now undergoing renovation. Banteay Kdei had been occupied by monks at various intervals over the centuries until the 1960s.[4][6]
- ^ Maurice Glaize. "The Monuments of The Angkor Group" (PDF). Banteay Kdei. site-archeologique-khmer.org. pp. 10, 149–152.
- ^ David Stanford (1 August 2009). Angkor. frances lincoln ltd. pp. 56–. ISBN 978-0-7112-3044-6. Retrieved 1 June 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Glaize, p. 149
- ^ a b Michael Freeman; Claude Jacques (25 January 2009). Ancient Angkor. River Books. pp. 147–150. ISBN 978-974-9863-81-7. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Angkor". Banteay Kdei Description. Angkor digital media archive. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2011.
- ^ Beverley Palmer; Rough Guides (1 August 2002). The rough guide to Cambodia. Rough Guides. pp. 189–. ISBN 978-1-85828-837-6. Retrieved 1 June 2011.