Apsara as guardian
The Nymphs and Goddesses of Angkor Wat
Northern Library of Angkor Wat
Northern Library of Angkor Wat
The Bakan in Angkor Wat
Steep steps to the third level
Cruciform cloister at the second level
View down from the third level to the second
Central tower built with sandstone
My wife looks out the arcardes
Apsara portrait
Enter through the west entrance
Causeway to the Angkor Wat
Inside the gallery at the first level
The second gallery of Angkor Wat
A rest beside the Apsaras
Apsaras in Angkor Wat
It does not make sense to censor Apsaras beautines…
Lintel at the entrance gate
Korean tourists visit the second level
Cloister of the second level
Little visitor in Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat Bas-Reliefs army of Suryavarman II
Relief carvings at the northern gallery
Gallery of thousand Buddhas
The famous view of Angkor Wat
Cross-coat on the first level
Entrance to the temple mountain Angkor Wat
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The temple mountain of Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple mountain and the later galleried temple, based on early South Indian Hindu architecture, with key features such as the Jagati. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology: within a moat and an outer wall 3.6 km long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next.
At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Angkor Wat is oriented to the west; scholars are divided as to the significance of this. The temple is admired for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture, its extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls.
At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Angkor Wat is oriented to the west; scholars are divided as to the significance of this. The temple is admired for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture, its extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls.
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