Banteay Kdei is a Buddhist temple and monastic complex in Angkor, about 2 miles (3 km) east of Angkor Thom and southeast of Ta Prohm. It dates from the mid-12th to early 13th century and is in the Bayon style. The article credits Jayavarman VII as builder, with inscriptions naming the royal architect Kavindrarimathana, though some archaeologists favor Jayavarman II. It stands on the site of a 10th-century temple by Rajendravarman.
It is built of sandstone and laterite, with a compound wall about 2,300 by 980 feet (700 by 300 m). Faulty construction and poor sandstone left it dilapidated, and some vaults have collapsed. Monks occupied it at intervals until the 1960s.
Henri Marchal cleared it from 1920 to 1922 using anastylosis. A Sophia University mission found 274 statue fragments in 2001. Renovation is ongoing, with some towers and corridors cordoned off.
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