Neak Pean

Neak Pean
The central pond at Neak Pean
Religion
AffiliationHinduism
DeityShiva
Location
LocationAngkor
CountryCambodia
Location in Cambodia
Geographic coordinates13°27′47″N 103°53′40″E / 13.46306°N 103.89444°E / 13.46306; 103.89444
Architecture
TypeKhmer
CreatorJayavarman VII
Completedsecond half of the 12th century

Neak Pean (or Neak Poan) (Khmer: ប្រាសាទនាគព័ន្ធ, "the entwined serpents") at Angkor, Cambodia is an artificial island with a Mahayana Buddhist temple on a circular island in Jayatataka Baray, which was associated with Preah Khan temple, built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII.:389 It is the "Mebon" of the Preah Khan baray (the "Jayatataka" of the inscription).