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Baphuon temple

The Baphuon is a temple at , . It is located in , northwest of the . Also called "golden mountain", the Baphuon is built on an artificial hill.
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  • Type: Hindu temple
  • Description: temple
  • Also known as: “Baphuon” and “Prasat Baphuon”
  • Address: 13.44389, 103.85634, Kok Chak, Krong Siem Reap, Siem Reap province

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Angkor Thom and Phimeanakas.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.
, alternatively Nokor Thom, located in present-day , was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer Empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII. is situated 410 metres southeast of Baphuon temple.

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or Vimeanakas at , , is a Hindu temple in the style, built at the end of the 10th century, during the reign of Rajendravarman, then completed by Suryavarman I in the shape of a three tier pyramid as a Hindu temple. is situated 210 metres north of Baphuon temple.

Photo: Cccefalon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a series of twelve towers spanning north to south lining the eastern side of a royal square in , near the town of , . is situated 540 metres northeast of Baphuon temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Siem Reap.

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The town of , in northern , is the primary access point for the , just north of the city. It is quite laid-back and a pleasant place to stay while touring the temples.

Baphuon temple

Latitude
13.4438° or 13° 26′ 38″ north
Longitude
103.85622° or 103° 51′ 22″ east
Open location code
7P55CVV4+GF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 240141751
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­temple
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q790118
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Vietnamese—“Baphuon temple” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Baphuon”
  • Basque: “Baphuon”
  • Chinese: “巴普昂寺”
  • Croatian: “Baphuon”
  • Danish: “Baphuon”
  • Dutch: “Baphuon”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد بابيون”
  • French: “Baphuon”
  • French: “Baphûon”
  • German: “Baphuon”
  • Hungarian: “Baphuon”
  • Indonesian: “Baphuon”
  • Italian: “Baphuon”
  • Japanese: “バプーオン”
  • Khmer: “ប្រាសាទ បាពួន”
  • Khmer: “ប្រាសាទបាពួន”
  • Korean: “바푸온”
  • Korean: “바푸욘”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Baphoun”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Baphuon”
  • Norwegian: “Baphuon”
  • Polish: “Baphuon”
  • Portuguese: “Baphuon”
  • Russian: “Баппон”
  • Russian: “Бапуон”
  • Russian: “Бапхон”
  • Russian: “Бапхуон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Baphuon”
  • Slovenian: “Baphuon”
  • Spanish: “Baphuon”
  • Swedish: “Baphuon”
  • Tamil: “பாபூன்”
  • Thai: “ปราสาทบาปวน”
  • Turkish: “Baphuon”
  • Ukrainian: “Бапуон”
  • Vietnamese: “Baphuon”

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