What is Spean Praptos?
[[File:Spean Praptos 1.JPG|thumb|alt=|Spean Praptos]] '''Spean Praptos''' ([[Khmer language|Khmer]]: <big>ស្ពានប្រាប់ទិស</big>) is an ancient [[stone]] [[bridge]] in [[Cambodia]]. It is on the road from [[Angkor]] to [[Phnom Chisor]],<ref name=rooney>{{cite book|title=Angkor: Cambodia's wondrous khmer temples|last=Rooney|first=Dawn F.|year=2005|edition=5th|publisher=Odissey|isbn=9789622177277|pages=391-392}}</ref> near the village of Kampong Kdei. It used to be the longest stone-arch bridge in the world. It has more than 20 arches spanning 285&nbsp;ft (87m). The bridge was built in the 12th century during the reign of the [[Khmer Empire|Khmer]] emperor [[Jayavarman VII]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hinduwisdom.info/Sacred_Angkor3.htm|title=Sacred Angkor, part 3|work=Hindu Wisdom|access-date=2012-03-24|archive-date=2012-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310052655/http://www.hinduwisdom.info/Sacred_Angkor3.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{asia-stub}} [[Category:Archaeological sites in Asia]] [[Category:Stone bridges]] [[Category:Buildings and structures in Asia]] [[Category:12th-century establishments in Asia]] [[Category:Establishments in Cambodia]]