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2. Traditional Khmer housing - Wikipedia

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   Bas reliefs from Bayon temple depicted houses, building, and palaces which shared similar roof design and concept with today Khmer traditional houses and palaces. [5] A double-tiered roof of Khmer wooden architecture as depicted at Bayon temple. This roofing concept is commonly seen at today roof design of Khmer pagodas.

3. Khmer architecture - Wikipedia

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   A double-tiered roof of Khmer wooden architecture as depicted at Bayon temple. Typical double-tiered roof used in contemporary Khmer architecture The nuclear family, in rural Cambodia, typically lives in a rectangular house that may vary in size from four by six meters to six by ten meters.

4. Rural Khmer house - Wikipedia

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   A hip roof is another variation of the typical roof of a Khmer house; this construction requires a large amount of material and is complicated, so that it is rarely seen. The shape of the roof defines the different house types. The Khmer house is an example of indigenous materials used with a traditional design called vernacular architecture.

5. Sāstrā sleuk rith - Wikipedia

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   During the Angkorian era, Khmer sastras were made by monks in the Khmer temples and stored in monastery libraries. Constructed from wood, these libraries were sometimes fitted with a multi-tiered roof, sitting in the middle of small ponds, to protect them from termites. The knowledge about these ancient libraries has only been inferred from the ...

6. New Khmer Architecture - Wikipedia

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   The height of the building offers protection in times of floods. New Khmer Architecture often uses these features. Other adaptations are the use of wall panels, double walls and roofs (especially the typical VVV- shaped roofs that can be found on many buildings of the style) to prevent direct sunlight.

7. Culture of Cambodia - Wikipedia

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   It is constructed of a wooden frame with gabled thatch roof and walls of woven bamboo. Khmer houses are typically raised as much as three meters on stilts for protection from annual floods. Two ladders or wooden staircases provide access to the house. [6] A steep thatch roof overhanging the house walls protects the interior from rain. Typically ...