Angkor Wat Keagungan Tamadun Melayu Champa Di Zaman Purba (35 photos)

abgsedapmalam · Post time 15-1-2013 08:30 AM

Angkor. Ordinary miracle or just card Cambodia
Angkor, the ancient capital of the Khmer empire, today is a hundred palaces and temples of varying degrees of preservation, scattered for miles. And, indeed, the size of Angkor are impressive - 24 km from east to west and 8 km from north to south! Once, in the X-XII centuries there were more than a million people - more than in any European city of the time. Let Angkor today, perhaps, the most touristic place in Cambodia, around him, - is somehow wrong.

1. Today, there are two main architectural complex - Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat. All located 5 km from the main "media" of Cambodia Siem Reap. In the photo the entrance to Angkor Thom through the South Gate.

2. The road to the entrance on both sides decorated with numerous sculptures, as I understand it, restored. By the way, Ankgor Thom is surrounded by a moat with a width of up to 100 m, and the wall, which was built on a square with sides of 3 km. The height of the wall, about 8 m

3. Stone face, crowning South Gate.

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5. Of course, to our time preserved only stone structures, and even then - many of them here in this form. Seriously engaged in the restoration of only 90 years of XX century, and caused great damage to the Civil War Angkor 70s in the then Cambodia, where the Khmer Rouge (commies I mean) have used the temple ruins as guerrilla bases.

6. The main temple of Angkor Thom - Bayon. A three-tier structure with intricate central tower rising to a height of 45 m and a few smaller ones, decorated with the face of Avalokiteshvara.

7. Inside the maze Bayona.

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10. Outside the temple encircled slozhnosochinennye galleries with bas-relief images of the life of ancient people.

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13. By the way, all the buildings of the temple complex were built without the use of cement, and on a "lock and key".

14. Against the background of clowns "Rouge" can be photographed, although, judging by the expression on the faces of some of them, particularly the young lady all this got.

15. Number of tourists (and especially, their activity), indeed, order tires. However, a local small business from it - a stable year-round income.

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17. Here's another one of the pillars of Angkor Thom - Baphuon temple, is the oldest people here building.

18. To him laid special road raised above ground level on the meter. Notice how the color of the walls (in the previous picture), depending on the location of the light beams.

19. Crowns the building is such a construction. Incidentally, an interesting point - during the global restoration was put together by the type designer, composed more than 300 000 sandstone blocks.

20. View from above.

21. Elephants.

22. The second and most famous temple complex of Angkor - the famous Angkor Wat, surrounded by 190-meter ditch. In this picture, only the outer part of it.

23. So, by the way - this is the largest religious structure in the world.

24. In particular need of purity.

25. Dominate over all of this construct five towers symbolize Mount Meru (the center of the world). Four of which are on the perimeter, and one 65 feet high in the center.

26. Angkor Wat is literally permeated with an intricate system of galleries.

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29. Courtyard.

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31. Here it is, a central tower, the main architectural dominant of the temple complex of Angkor. And everywhere - life.

32. Numerous bas-relief images of dancers. How many are there - do not count.

33. To this day Angkor Wat inhabited by monks. Largely thanks to their efforts, we can contemplate this powerful structure are well preserved.

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35. And God bless her, with all the tourist-promoted Angkor - it is good to see with your own eyes is a must. He will appear in front of you does not like the numerous cards. Pay in addition to tickets you can probably just buzzing tired legs, but the lead after the sweltering heat head. But it's worth it, believe me.