CONSTRUCTION CHARACTERISTICS AND CHANGES IN KHMER ARCHITECTURAL WINDOW BALUSTER

Abstract

In this paper, we focused on the tenons at both ends of the stone window balusters of Khmer architecture, and studied the changes in their shape and technical features. The following points are clarified.

1) Tenons were initially square-shaped but became round by 1026 AD. By 1060 AD, balusters ended flat without tenons.

2) For window balusters with tenons and those without, the procedure for attaching the baluster to the window frame differs. This change in construction method improved the productivity of construction, making it possible to build large-scale buildings such as Angkor Wat.