Angkor Thom

Shutter: The Highway to Angkor Thom

yAn A.L. — Tue, 21 Jan 2014 13:01:55 +0000

While on our way to Angkor Thom. The cold breeze, the warm sun kiss, and the picturesque greenery made a perfect blend. I completely forgot how hard life is when we were navigating this highway.

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Shutter: The Victory Gate of Angkor Thom

yAn A.L. — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 16:43:18 +0000

The Victory gate is one of the two east exits of Angkor Thom – the other one is the East Gate which is just 500 meters south. It is nearly 1.3 kilometers away and is exactly opposite of the Terrace of the Elephants of the Royal Palace. The structure of the gate is similar to […]

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The Phimeanakas and the Remains of Angkor Thom Royal Palace

yAn A.L. — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 00:50:12 +0000

The Phimeanakas (or Prasat Phimean Akas) is a Khmer pyramid-like structure, which name translates to celestial temple. It was built in the later part of 10th century and was situated at the heart of Angkor Thom‘s Royal Palace. The royal palace seats in the north of the Baphuon temple. Since the Royal Palace is pretty […]

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The Center of the Elephants Terrace

yAn A.L. — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 23:38:12 +0000

The Elephants Terrace is part of the walled city within Angkor Thom. This 300-meter long terrace serves as the viewing stand for public ceremonies and as base of the king’s grand audience hall. Elephant carvings decorate the southern sections while garuda and lion designs can be found in the central section.

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Baphuon Temple and its Giant Reclining Buddha

yAn A.L. — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 23:07:51 +0000

Immediately after exiting Bayon temple, we moved to the Baphuon temple. It is only few hundreds of meters (350+) away from Bayon, including the 150-meter walkway from the main road. The surrounding of the temple is a swamp, which gets deeper on wet season. That was probably why its builders created an elevated pathway. Pyramid-like Temple Baphuon […]

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The Four-faced Towers of Angkor Thom’s Bayon Temple

yAn A.L. — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 20:56:57 +0000

After witnessing the breathtaking view of Angkor Wat’s sunrise and wondering around its bewildering structure, our guide lead us to Angkor Thom. We entered the Angkor Thom complex via the south gopura (or an arched gate), and what welcomed us were stone figures seemingly pulling a log (a scene in a classical movie wherein the […]

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