North "Library"

Bayon, Angkor Thom

Typically these annexes were built in pairs, one on each side of the main axis of a temple, between the second and first enclosures. The south face of the north annex is seen here. Usually called "libraries" because they were thought to contain copies of the scriptures, their actual function is unknown. They might have been storerooms or treasuries, containing temple paraphernalia.