Banteay Samre Temple

Banteay Samré (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបន្ទាយសំរែ) is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia located east of the East Baray. Built under Suryavarman II and Yasovarman II in the early 12th century, it is a Hindu temple in the Angkor Wat style.

Named after the Samré, an ancient people of Indochina, the temple uses the same materials as the Banteay Srei.

Banteay Samre was built by the king Suriyavarman II middle of 12^th century dedicated to the Vishnu and Banteay Samre is the east Baray. Banteay Samre has a square shape surrounded by a wall and enclosing galleries and the entry tower on the each side which leads us to the library on the each side. And at the east a cause way 200 m long and paved later rite which lead us to the entry tower and enclosing wall surrounded the monument. The central tower was built on the ground level and 2 cause ways flanked by lions and Naga balustrade and short column east entry tower was built later of this monument and next the later rite terrace enclosing wall the temple 83 m long and 77m width next enclosing wall 44 m long 38 m width 2 library one on the right one on the left, on the lintel carved the Buddha scene.