Beng Mealea | |
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ប្រាសាទបឹងមាលា | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
Province | Siem Reap |
Deity | Vishnu |
Location | |
Location | 40 km (25 mi) east of the main group of temples at Angkor and 67 km from Siem Reap by road |
Country | Cambodia |
Geographic coordinates | 13°28′35″N 104°14′18″E / 13.47639°N 104.23833°E |
Architecture | |
Type | Khmer |
Creator | Suryavarman II |
Completed | early 12th century |
Beng Mealea (Khmer: បឹងមាលា, UNGEGN: Bœ̆ng Méaléa, ALA-LC: Pẏng Mālā [ɓəŋ miəliə], "Temple of Lotus Pond"),[1] or Boeng Mealea, is a temple from the Angkor Wat period[2]: 118–119 located 40 km (25 mi) east of the main group of temples at Angkor, Cambodia, on the ancient royal highway to Preah Khan Kompong Svay.