{"id":588,"date":"2017-06-20T09:26:23","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T13:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/?page_id=588"},"modified":"2026-03-19T08:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:42:21","slug":"mebon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/cambodia\/mebon\/","title":{"rendered":"Mebon"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<section class=\"fullwidth-text-block\">\r\n\t<div class=\"container px-0 pt-5\">\r\n\t\t<div class=\"row align-items-start\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mebon<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Western Mebon<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-588 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/aerial.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/aerial.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/aerial.jpg 600w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/aerial-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/aerial-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-589'>\n\t\t\t\t An aerial view of the Western Baray (reservior). Built by King Udayadityavarman II (11th century), the Western Baray is a huge artificial lake 5 miles by 1 1\/2 miles.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/monsoon.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/monsoon.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-594\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/monsoon.jpg 600w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/monsoon-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/monsoon-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-594'>\n\t\t\t\tMonsoon clouds over the Western Baray, July &#8217;03.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/boat.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/boat.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/boat.jpg 600w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/boat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/boat-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-590'>\n\t\t\t\tOn the way to the Western Mebon\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/corner.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/corner.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/corner.jpg 400w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/corner-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/corner-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/gateway.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/gateway.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/gateway.jpg 400w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/gateway-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/gateway-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-592'>\n\t\t\t\tUdayadityavarman II built a temple to Lord Vishnu on a small island in the middle of the Western Baray. \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/gateway2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/gateway2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/gateway2.jpg 400w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/gateway2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/gateway2-300x450.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-593'>\n\t\t\t\tA large bronze icon of Vishnu in a reclining position was found here.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/window.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/window.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-596\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/window.jpg 600w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/window-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/window-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-596'>\n\t\t\t\tCarvings on doorway and a carved window in the ruins of the Western Mebon temple.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/nmpp43-rec-v.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/nmpp43-rec-v-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/nmpp43-rec-v-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/nmpp43-rec-v-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/nmpp43-rec-v-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/nmpp43-rec-v-200x150.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eastern Medon<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"http:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/gaja.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-598\" style=\"width:600px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/gaja.jpg 600w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/gaja-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/people.clas.ufl.edu\/vasu\/files\/gaja-200x133.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Gajalakshmi on lintel, Eastern Mebon temple.<br>\nRajendravarman built the Eastern Mebon temple in the middle of the Yasodara Tataka (Eastern Baray) in 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