Bekheny temple

Built in the late 9th to early 10th Century
by King Yasovarman I (reigned 889-910)

Phnom Bakheng is a temple built on a hill of the same name, where the first city at Angkor was established. This gives its state temple on Phnom Bakheng special significance. It was to here that Yasovarman I moved his capital from Roluos. His capital city, called Yasodharapura, was larger than Angkor Thom, which came later, and was centred around the hill of Phnom Bakheng. 

The design of the temple of Bakheng borrowed elements from the Bakong which was built 20 years earlier. Both are step pyramids of ascending square terraces. We do know that work on the temple began at the end of the 9th century. The lingga in the central sanctuary was dedicated around 907AD, while construction work continued. The temple was called Yasodharesvara, after its patron deity, which means Lord who Bears Glory. In 928 the temple was abandoned, only to be briefly rehabilitated in 968 by Jayavarman V. 

          Bakheny was built by the king Yasovavaman 1. Late of 9^th century early 10^th dedicated to Siva. Height is 67m.

In 889 the king Yasovarman 1 built Bakheny as his city named Yasothearapura and Bakheny is the first capital of khmer impire. And Bakheny was built on the top of the real mountain and was decorated with 5 tiers and the top tier has 5 towers and each of 5 tiers there are 12 towers and 44 towers around the base. There are 12 brick towers represented 12 of months and 108 towers represented the lunar phrased and each phrase there are 27 days in it and 109 towers represented 109 peak of the mountain. On the top tower there is one hole and this hole was put a wooden post to support the top tower. In Hindusim Khmers worshipped Siva. In front of alinga or stone pillar this linga mounted in the abstract yuni or woman organ. Bull Nandin represented of the mount of Siva.