"Phimeanakas, one of the interesting temples inside the ancient of Angkor Thom temple which linked to legend saying that the king spent the first watch of every night with a woman thought to represent a Nāga in the tower."
Temple Info
Phimeanakas or Prasat Phimean Akas, in English known as "Celestial Temple",) or Vimeanakas, Prasat Vimean Akas) at Angkor Thom temple, is a Hindu temple in the Khleang style, built at the end of the 10th century, during the reign of Rajendravarman (from 941-968), then completed by Suryavarman I in the shape of a three-tier pyramid as a Hindu temple.
On top of the pyramid, there was a tower, while on the edge of the top platform there are galleries. Phimeanakas is located inside the walled enclosure of the Royal Palace of Angkor Thom north of Baphuon.
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| The top tower of the temple built as the Khleang style |
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| Twin Ponds on the north side next to the temple |
The temple was the focal point of Suryavarman I's capital. The buildings there from his reign are enclosed by a wall 600 by 250 m, with five gopurams, and include the Southern and Northern Khleangs. According to legend, the king spent the first watch of every night with a woman thought to represent a Nāga in the tower, during that time, not even the queen was permitted to intrude. Only in the second watch, the king returned to his palace with the queen. If the naga who was the supreme landowner of Khmer land did not show up for a night, the king's day would be numbered, if the king did not show up, calamity would strike his land.
One of the steles states Jayavarman VII, while on a military expedition in Champa, learned that his father Dharanindravarman II had died, and "returned in great haste to aid King Yasovarman II. Jayavarman's second wife, Indradevi, "...composed in impeccable Sanskrit the inscription...panegyric of her sister" Jayarajadevi, which included biographical detail of Jayavarman VII.
Temple Facts
Name: Phimeanakas temple
Completed date: end of the 10th century
Builder: Rajendravarman (ព្រះបាទរាជេន្ទ្រវរ្ម័ន) (from 941-968), then completed by Suryavarman I (ព្រះបាទសូរ្យវរ្ម័នទី ១)
Cultures: Khmer Empire
Religion: Hindu
Affiliation: Hinduism
Dedicated to: Unknown
Type: Khmer (Khleang style)
Getting There
Inside of the ancient temple of Angkor Thom at the western side of the elephant terrace and Royal Palace and the north of the Baphuon temple.
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