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References
- Freeman, p. 145-153.
- Jacques/Lafond, p. 168-170.
- CAC, Province de Utdor Mean Chey .
Updated: 29.05.2011.
Ta Muen Thom, from French Wikipedia
The Ta Muen monuments
These three monuments are located on either side of the Thai-Cambodian border, some 35 km northeast of Banteay Chhmar.
Border Clashes
Actually there are or were Thai-Cambodian fights near the temples. See...
By the archaelogical map Ta Muen Thom is located in Cambodia. I don't know about any other information or maps.
Ta Muen Thom
dates from the late 11 th century and is built in Baphuon style. It guards the pass, where an ancient road crosses the Dangrek Mountains. That's why it is orientated to the South. The central tower is erected over a natural rock lingam. From here a channel goes to the East. It contained the water which ran of the lingam.
The site was vandalised by Khmer Rouge troops in the 1980s.
Map (credit of CAC)
Ta Muen Toch
about 1.5 km north-north-west of Ta Muen Thom, is well preserved. It is one of the 104 hospital temples erected by King Jayavarman VII (1181-1218) in Bayon style, distinguished by a fire shrine and an enclosure wall.
Ta Muen
contemporary to Ta Muen Toch, is the ruin of a fire shrine, built of laterite. It is located 300 m north-north-west of the hospital temple, beyond the border.