This ancient “hospital” is in almost perfect condition. The laterite and sandstone buildings face east. The principal square prang has an adjunct rectangular porch in the front, surrounded with walls with a portal of cruciform design, A pond is located outside the wall.
Significant edifices unearthed from the site include the head of Mahayana Bodhisattva, Enlightened being, and the figure of Vajarasattva, a guardian spirit. The characteristics of these edifices correspond to the Khmer’s Bayon art (around 1177-1237), in the reign of King Chaiyaworaman VII.
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