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The Buddhist temple of Preah Neak Poan (Temple of the Intertwined Nagas) is a petite yet perfect temple constructed by-not him again, surely! - Jayavarman VII in the late 12th century. It has a large square pool surrounded by four smaller square pools. In the middle of the central pool is a circular 'island' encircled by the two nagas whose intertwined tails give the temple its name. It's a safe bet that if an 'Encore Angkor' casino is eventually develop in LasVegas or Macau, Preah Neak Poan will provide the blueprint for the ultimate swimming complex.
    In the pool around the central island there were once four statues, but only one remain,
reconstructed from the debris by the French archaeologists who cleared the site. The curious figure has the body of a horse supported by a tangle of human legs. It relates to a legend that Avalokiteshvara once saved a group of shipwrecked followers from an island of ghouls by transforming into a flying horse. A beautiful replica of at Siem Reap International Airport.






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