"Stairway to Heaven" - Bapuon Temple and East Mebon Temple

Just like the construction of East Mebon Temple and Bapuon Temple, the architectural styles of these two temples are very similar, both are a three-level platform with five brick towers built on it. Both have used the three major building materials of Khmer: brick, rock, and red soil. Therefore, East Mebon Temple and Bapuon Temple both have a special feature, that is, they are rare red brick buildings in Angkor architecture, so the entire temple presents a brick red color. Most of the other buildings in Angkor are monotonous stone buildings, all presenting a heavy black color given by history. East Mebon Temple is the altar for the king to worship the ancestors, and Bapuon Temple is the place where the ancient royal family performed the cremation ceremony "transforming into a god", so it is also called the transformation tower.