A prang (Khmer: ប្រាង្គ, UNGEGN: brangk, ALA-LC: prāṅg [praːŋ]; Thai: ปรางค์, RTGS: prang [prāːŋ]) is a tall tower-like spire, usually richly carved. They were a common shrine element of Hindu and Buddhist architecture in the Khmer Empire (802–1431).
A prang (Khmer: ប្រាង្គ, UNGEGN: brangk, ALA-LC: prāṅg [praːŋ]; Thai: ปรางค์, RTGS: prang [prāːŋ]) is a tall tower-like spire, usually richly carved. They were a common shrine element of Hindu and Buddhist architecture in the Khmer Empire (802–1431).
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