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Late medieval · Buddhist · Vietnam
Khleang Temple
Sóc Trăng, Soc Trang · 9.6102°, 105.9768°
Gautama Buddha (standing image 6.8 m high)KhmerKhmer
Sacred since
1533 CE
first attestation / structure
Standing structure
1533
Khmer
History & significance
A Theravada temple of the Khmer community in Sóc Trăng, first built in 1533, whose sanctuary holds a 6.8 m image of Gautama Buddha erected in 1916 with funds from the family of Lum Sum. It mixes Corinthian pillars with Khmer ornament and was declared a historic heritage site in 1990.