Talk:Khmer architecture

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This page fails to distinguish between the Khmer/Angkor architecture of the old Angkor temples and the more generally buddhist 'Khmer' style of the pre-modernist palaces and temples currently used in Cambodia such as the silver pagoda in Phnom Penh. Despite showing a picture of the Moonlight Pavilion, captioned 'Khmer style architecture', there is no effort by the article to explain Khmer architecture past the 15th century.

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Hello, discussing from French Wikipedia:

Well, an interesting, clear and efficient article! Should you are interesting, pay a visit to: French wikipédia article on khmer architecture in early works.

I think the name of this article is not well choosen. A better name would be "Khmer Architecture" as there are other architectures in Cambodia and Khmer temples that were also built in present-day Thailand, Laos and probably Vietnam.

French:Lozere

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i agree it's not a good name because this article is just on ancient khmer architecture in it's hindu temples

some kind of blueprints would be great, could anyone please add some if you know any?(82.131.117.215 18:32, 29 March 2007 (UTC))

The name should be changed as "Architecture of Cambodia" would encompass the entire period from the founding of the kingdom up until present. Under the current name, Vann Molyvann's 1960's architecture would technically fall under this. LionheartPnshmnt (talk) 23:57, 12 September 2008 (UTC)

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Thanks, Lozere, I've corrected your link and really appreciated that work, in spite of my poor French, though I find it somehow "dispersive" Riccardo.fabris (talk)

Naming

As several people have noted, the content in this article is about Cambodian temple architecture, not Cambodian architecture generally. Moving the existing content to a new article would be fine provided all the links to this page are updated (see http://wiki.alquds.edu/?query=Special:WhatLinksHere/Architecture_of_Cambodia ). Henry^Flower 15:13, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Removed this from another article.

Some well-meaning editor had put this list into the generic article called History of architecture. That article deals with the entire history of architecture throughout the world and really does not have room for fourtten styles from one relatively short period in just one country!

Amandajm (talk) 17:36, 28 February 2020 (UTC)

Architectural styles

In Cambodia, there are 14 architectural styles are described as the followings:

Styles	Dates	Rulers	Temples	Chief Characteristics
Sambor Prei Kuk	610AD-650AD	Isanavarman I Bhavavarman II	Group of Sambor Prei Kuk temples	Round, plain colonettes with capitals that include a bulb.
Prei Khmeng	635AD-700AD	Jayavarman I		Masterpieces of sculpture but architecture scarce. Colonettes larger, more heavily decorated. General decline of standards.
Kompong Preah	700AD-800AD	Various	Ak Yum	More decorative rings on colonettes which remain cylindrical. Continuing brick construction.
Kulen (temple)	825AD-875AD	Jayavarman II	Damrei Krap	Continuation of pre-Angkorean but a period of innovation and borrowing such as from Cham temples. Tower mainly square and relatively high. Mainly brick with laterite walls and stone door surrounds. Square and octagonal colonettes begin to appear.
Preah Ko	877AD-886AD	Indravarman I Jayavarman III	Preah Ko, Bakong, Lolei	Simple plan: one or more square brick towers on a single base. First appearance of concentric enclosures and of gopura and libraries. Decorative 'flying palaces' replaced by dvarapalas and devatas in niches. First major temple mountain at Bakong.
Bakheng	889AD-923AD	Yasovarman I Harshavarman I	Phnom Bakheng, Phnom Krom, Phnom Bok, Baksei Chamkrong (trans.)	Development of the temple mountain. More use of stone, particularly for major temples and more decorative stone carving.
Koh Ker	921AD-944AD	Jayavarman IV	Group of Koh Ker temples	Scale of buildings diminishes toward center. Brick still main material but sandstone also used.
Pre Rup	944AD-968AD	Rajendravarman	Pre Rup, East Mebon, Bat Chum, Kutisvara	Transitional between Koh Ker and Banteay Srei. Long halls partly enclose sanctuary. The last great monuments in plastered brick, increasing use of sandstone.
Banteay Srei	967AD-1000AD	Jayavarman V	Banteay Srei	Ornate, superposed pediments, sweeping gable ends, rich and deep carving. Plasterd brick replaced by stone and laterite. Appearance of scenes in pediments. Voluptuous devatas with gentle expressions.
Khleang	968AD-1010AD	Jayavarman V	Ta Keo, The Khleangs, Phimeanakas, Royal Palace	First use of galleries. Cruciform gopuras. Octagonal colonettes. Restrained decorative carving.
Baphuon	1050AD-1080AD	Udayadityavarman II	Baphuon, West Mebon	A return to rich carving: floral motifs but also lintels with scenes. Nagas without head-dress. Bas-reliefs appear at Baphuon temple, carving with lively scenes enclosed in small panels, often in narritive sequence.
Angkor Wat	1080AD-1175AD	Jayavarman VI Suryavarman II Yasovarman II	Angkor Wat, Banteay Samré, Thommanon, Chau Say Tevoda, Beng Mealea, some of Preah Pithu, Phimai and Phnom Rung	The high classical style of Khmer architecture. Fully developed conical towers with carving profile. Galleries wider and with half galleries on one side. Concentric enclosures connected by axial galleries. Nagas with head-dress, naga balustrades raised off the ground. Invention of cross-shaped terrace. Richly carved lintels and other decorations. Bas-reliefs, Apsaras.
Bayon	1181AD-1243AD	Jayavarman VII Indravarman II	Ta Prohm, Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Ta Som, Ta Nei, Angkor Thom, Prasat Chrung, Bayon, Elephant terrace, Ta Prohm Kel, Krol Ko, Prasat Suor Prat, Banteay Chhmar, Hospital Chapel, Jayatataka baray	The last great style. Hurried construction, often in laterite not stone, carving less elegant. Complex plans, huge temples. In Cambodia, face-towers and historical narrative bas-reliefs. Three periods: 1. large complex temples on a single level, 2. face-towers and avenues of giants carrying nagas, 3. decline of the building standards, devatas acquire Angkor Wat style diadem.
Post Bayon	1243AD-15th C	Jayavarman VIII and others	Terrace of the Leper King, Preah Pithu, Preah Palilay (modifications to temples)	Inversion of cross-shaped terrace, causeways on columns, low or high.

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