Banteay Srei Temple - Siem Reap Province

Developed: Late tenth century C.E.

Religion: Hindu (Shiva)

Ruler/Patron: Rajendravarman

Style: Banteay Srey

Blessed in 967 A.D, Banteay Srei was conjectured to have been referred to before as Banteay Serai, which actually implies the Citadel of Victory. This was the main real sanctuary at Angkor not fabricated by a ruler; its development is credited to a squire named Yajnavaraha, who was a researcher and altruist and a guide to lord Rajendravarman. He was known not offered the individuals who some assistance with suffering from sickness, bad form or destitution.

Banteay Srei is manufactured basically in red sandstone, a medium that fits the involved enhancing divider carvings which are still noticeable in fine subtle elements today. Measured by the gauges of Angkorian development, the structures themselves are little in scale. These components have prompted its being broadly lauded as a 'valuable diamond', or the 'gem of Khmer craftsmanship' and maybe the sanctuary's advanced name, Banteay Srei or Citadel of Women, is most likely identified with the many-sided nature of the bas help carvings of devatas found on the dividers and the minor measurements of the structures themselves.