Thommanon

Overview

  • Late 11th-Early 12th
  • Religion: Hindu
  • Patron: Suryavarman II
  • Style: Angkor Wat

Purpose

A Hindu sanctuary.

Significance

No Data

History

Stylistically, this temple dates to the beginning of Suryavarman II's reign, and was probably started around the same time as Angkor Wat. The temple was largely restored by the French in the 1960s.

Description

Thommanon, opposite Chao Say Tevoda, is located within a moat and a single laterite enclosure wall which is intersected by gopuras on the east and west. The temple itself is a single-towered sanctuary, preceded by an antechamber which leads to the eastern gopura.