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Angkor Thom - location map Note that Angkor Thom is located NE of Angkor Wat. Angkor Thom ("great...
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Approaching the south gate of the city which is the best preserved. You can see the gate in the background. The city...
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The 50m causeway over the city moat before the south entrance is lined on both sides with deities &...
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The moat in the background The moat, which is 100m wide, is crossed by a 50m causeway.
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Different angle The 54 gigantic divinities, that line each side of the causeway, are...
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My favorite ;o)
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The south gate with 3 faced towers. The central tower has faces facing each of the four cardinal directions. The...
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The magnificent 'faces' of the BAYON Most of the prangs (towers) in the amazing forest of 54 towers &...
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Another faced tower The Bayon temple sits at the center of the city, Angkor Thom.
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200 large faces adorn the 54 towers
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Closeup This smiling image, the enigmatic Mona Lisa of Southeast Asia, is...
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Detailed bas-relief carvings in the temple's lower galleries. These well-preserved carvings...
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There are two galleris The Bayon is the only temple to have two concentric galleries sculpted with...
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Entertainment relief? The Bayon bas-reliefs are less stylised & more deeply incised than...
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Bas reliefs of captured warriors (notice the ropes around their necks).
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Three apsaras (celestial dancers)
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A huge apsara
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Numerous narrow passageways There are numerous narrow passageways in the temple which once bore...
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Lucky shot!
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BAPHUON - the east gate of the Baphuon is the only remaining part of what was once a large laterite...
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5-tiered pyramid The temple is a high & unique five- tiered sandstone pyramid. In...
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The temple is being restored Early French archaeologists sought to restore the crumbling mount...
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Top terrace The top terrace, which is about 20m above ground level & measuring 42m by...
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ELEPHANT TERRACE The Elephant Terrace probably served as the foundation for the...
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Entrance stairway The elephant trunks served as decorative columns.
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War elephant reliefs
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Garuda sculptures on the corners Note the naga tail above it.
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and lions on pedestals Please see the intro text for a little more background information.
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ROYAL ENTRANCE to the palace compound.
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The carved gate lintel
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PHIMEANAKAS Phimeanakas, which means "Aerial Palace", was built in the...
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