Sour Prat Temple

Sour Prat Temple

                                                                   Sour Prat TempleDate:                                   Built in late twelfth century
Religion:                             Buddhism
King:                                   Jayavarman VII (1181-1221)
Posthumous name:         Mahasangatapada

Rumour also had it that the towers of Suor Proat were used for public trial. In the event of an arbitration deadlock, each party would be made to sit atop one of the twelve towers for a number of days. When released, the guilty party would be afflicted with illness: a fever or an ulcer...

Two legends are associated with these towers today. One, which has given the name "Suor Proat" or "Tightrope Walking," recounts that tightrope artists performed on a cord tied between the towers during public celebrations.

The second, derived from the Buddhist jataka tale of Rithisen, tells that the Ogress Santhimear imprisoned "twelve young women", wives of the king, in Suor Proat's twelve towers.
This is the origin of the alternative name "Prasat Neang Pi Dandap" or the "Towers of the twelve young women".