The Australian friendship bridge to Laos
Along the Mekong river
Other village beside the highway
A part of the Ho Chi Minh Trail?
An hill tribes village from the Lisu
Houamuang at the (river) Maenam Neun
Hurly-burly I.
Hurly-burly II.
Hurly-burly III.
Tulou gate
Before the Rain (Field trip)
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Buddhist temple
Dragons on my rooftop
Fruits sold along the main street
German Restaurant Brauhaus in Ulaanbaatar
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State Department Store
Mongolian Horses - The Majesty of the Asian Steppe…
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Sunset before Bayandelger
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Fisher on the Mekong riverside
Teddy bear feels warm
Sai Mai in the Ismuth of Kra
The junk at the mooring
Dolphins play
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Last minutes of the natural spectacle
Men and boys
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Strangler figs overpower the ruins of Ta Prohm
Fishing fleet
Drying the catch
Nam Hueng the border line to Laos
Landscape near Phu Luang
Maenam Loei mouths into the Mekong
Housing along the causeway to Chong Khneas
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View from the hill to Baan Nongsa
In this photo, looking east from the sanctuary partway up the mountain, we see the temple's causeway, which runs east-southeast and terminates in two grand barays (excavated reservoirs). The "middle baray," seen end-on in this photo, measures 200x600 meters. Its great length recedes much further into the distance than one can accurately judge here, being approximately equal to the distance from its near bank to the base of the mountain. The north baray (photo left) is wider, and lies due east of the sanctuary. The barays were probably built by Suryavarman II (1113-1150).
One asks why the axis of the temple is south of due east, and why the two barays are situated as they are. The answer lies in astronomy: the barays were designed to reflect the image of the sun, from the middle baray at the vernal equinox, and from the north baray at the summer solistice.
One asks why the axis of the temple is south of due east, and why the two barays are situated as they are. The answer lies in astronomy: the barays were designed to reflect the image of the sun, from the middle baray at the vernal equinox, and from the north baray at the summer solistice.
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