Baksei Chamkrong is a small Khmer temple pyramid at Angkor, on the left as you enter Angkor Thom through the south gate. The infobox credits Harshavarman I as creator, and the text says he dedicated it to his father, Yasovarman. Rajendravarman II completed it in 968, though the infobox says he restored it. The article names no architect.
It is built of brick and laterite with sandstone decoration, and much of the original stucco has gone. The pyramid base is 89 feet (27 m) across, the summit 49 feet (15 m) and the overall height 43 feet (13 m). A brick sanctuary tower, 26 feet (8 m) square, stands on a sandstone base.
Four stairways reach the summit at the cardinal points, and the sanctuary opens east. The main lintel shows Indra on his three-headed elephant, Airavata. The brick enclosure and most of the east gopura have disappeared.
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