Manasara Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Manasara-Shilpashastra; III. Manasara on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Manasara: Translation; V. Architecture of Manasara: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v6.c41.s17.t2: Bapoun
Mānasāra Series (I. A Dictionary of Hindu Architecture; II. Indian Architecture according to Mānasāra-Śilpaśāstra; III. Mānasāra on Architecture and Sculpture: Sanskrit Text; IV. Architecture of Mānasāra: Translation; V. Architecture of Mānasāra: Illustrations; VI. Hindu Architecture in India and Abroad; VII. An Encyclopaedia of Hindu Architecture) v6.c41.s17.t2
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Bapoun
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The temple of Bapoun is an example of the pyramid type of Cambodian temple. It is situated immediately south of the palace in Angkor Thom. ‘It bears considerable resemblance to the temple of Bayon, but the height of its second and third platform is much greater. Moreover, the Brahmā masks were not carved on the twenty-eight towers of Bapoun, nor are the walls of the corridor enriched with the bas-relief sculpture of Bayon and Angkor Vāt.
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But the richness in beauty of the carving is quite as fine as that of Bayon.'¹
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¹ Fergusson, *loc. cit.*, II, p. 398.
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This is also in a ruined condition. Its other details are thus missing.²
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² The other examples of the pyramidal type are Phimêanakas, Bakheng, and Tā Kéo, of which also the details are missing.