East Mebon

Palma's Place

Built during the second half of the 10^th century, the Mebon temple was built as a rectangular pyramid or temple mountain and once stood on a small island in the former eastern reservoir or Baray. This Baray measured 2x7km and its outline can still be seen in satellite photos. The Baray held 40 million cubic meters of water and was a source for the Khmer’s advanced irrigation system. The site was built using laterite, brick, stucco, and sandstone, all of the durable building materials used at Angkor .

In the main directory are photos of the various buildings on top of the structure as well as the various stairways and the surrounding rice fields and jungle. Other groupings are presented in the following sub-directories:

	Door Art Details – Several images of the artwork carved into the lintels
	Elephants at the Corners – At each corner of the first and second tier are 2m high elephants carved in very realistic detail, down to their harnesses.
	Rain Gutter and Drain – An interesting site was the rain gutters and down spouts, shaped as snakes.