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Linteau à décor de feuillages avec une tête de Kâla (Kirtimukha) sous une divinité (Indra ?) Kâla est la figure mythologique du temps (ou du destin)

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Banteay Srei veut dire "citadelle des femmes", c'est le nom moderne du temple d'Ishvarapura, "ville du seigneur".

Il a été construit en grès rose, un matériau très résistant qui a permis - d'une part de réaliser des décors d'une grande finesse - d'autre part, de les conserver jusqu'à nos jours.

Ce temple est consacré au dieu "seigneur suprême des trois mondes" en 967, à la fin du règne du roi Rajendravarman II (944-968). Il a été construit par l'un des conseillers du roi.

C'est l'archéologue français Henri Marchal (1876-1970) qui en 1931 a entrepris la restauration du temple en utilisant la technique de l'anastylose.

Le premier travail de restauration a en réalité démarré en 1924 après la tentative de vol de sculptures par André Malraux. C'est cet évènement qui paradoxalement a accéléré la restauration de ce temple et empêché les pillages qui se sont produits tout au long du XXème siècle sur d'autres temples comme par exemple celui de Koh Ker.
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Author Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France
Camera location13° 36′ 19.01″ N, 103° 58′ 01.4″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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