Sunday
Angkor Wat
note the big feet
one, two, three, jump......... one dollar for photo shooting..........
library near the half-way point in the causeway
The BasReliefs
The refleting pool
Angkor Wat is not simply a temple; it is the symbol at the very heart of the Khmer people's pride in their culture and heritage. The temple is regarded by many as the single, finest aesthetic achievement in the history of mankind. It remains one of the largest, extant religious buildings in the world.
Tonle Sap Lake
dry onion
pig
church
floating house
Tonele Sap Lake is one of the largest freshwater lake in Asia. By boat trip you will able to see Khmer and Vietnamese floating house holds, floating market, floating clinic and school.
Ta Prohm
Walk into this room, lean againts the wall, look toward the sky, beat your chest, you will hear the quake sound of the whole building.
The structure of Ta Prohm is being steadily subsumed by trees, making it very photogenic. It has superior carvings. Ta Prohm was constructed early in JayavarmanVII's extravagant building programme and was dedicated to his mother.
Angkor Thom
South gate of Angkor Thom
Angkor Thom, literally "big Angkor", is the walled royal city built at the end of the 12th century during the reign of King Jayavarman VII. Constrution began shortly after Angkor had been regained from the Chams by Jayavarman VII. The city was built as a quadrangle and bordered by a 100m-wide moat and an 8m high wall. The walls of Angkor Thom are oriented to the compass points with four magnificent gates in the centre of each wall and a fifth Victory Gate in the east wall, used as the palace entrance. There are many temples within the city's confines including The Bayon, Baphuon and Phimeanakas.
Bayon
Giant stone face
from different angle
Girl is looking at the giant stone face
Stone faces sporting at four direction
local artist
looks like frame?
The giant stone faces of Bayon have become one of the most recognizable images connected to classic Khemer art and architecture. There are 37 stading towers, most but not all sporting four carved faces oriented toward the cardinal points.
Terrece of Elephant
The Elephant Terrace and Terrase of the Leper King are situated in the heart the Angkor Thom. They were the long platform on which the Royal Palace (no longer extant) was built. From this magnificent viewpoint the Angkorian kings watched military exercises and celebrations. Royal guests were also greeted at the terrece.
The Leper King Terrace
The Leper King Terrece contains several pristine carvings of Garuda as well as Devatas and naga.
Saturday
Baphuon
A huge temple-mountain in the heart of Angkor Thom. Largely collapsed and in ruined condition. Note the unique animal carvings at the walkway entrance.
Banteay Samre
Banteat Samre is one of the most completed complexes at Angkor and was restored using the archaeological method known as anastylosis. The name of Samre is refer to a ethnic group of mountain people who inhabited the region near the feet of Phnom Kulen hills.
Pre Rup
Hing is standing on the upper level.
An architecturally and artistically superior temple-mountain.Beautifully carved false door on upper lever, as well as an excellent view of the surrounding countryside.Richly detailed, well-perserved carvings, particularly on the lintels. Traditionally believed to be a funerary temple, but in fact the state temple of Rajendravarman II.
Banteay Kdei
Banteay Kdei was originally constructed over the site of aan earlier temple, and funtioned as a Buddhist monastery under Jayavarman VII. A restoration project is underway on many of the towers and corridors, and some areas are block off. The foundation stele of the temple has not beenfound so there is no record of to whom it is dedicated.
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