Showing posts with label Cambodia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cambodia. Show all posts
Sunday, 4 December 2011
Details at Angkor Wat
Here are some details shots taken at the Angkor Wat complex - carvings, windows, elephant terrace etc....
Saturday, 3 December 2011
Angkor WAt - Cambodia
We visited Angkor Wat which was totally amazing - it was a dull and very hot day and the complex is huge!! You do not have any idea of the large scale of the complex before visiting it.
Angkor meas literary "Capital City"or "Holy City". It is a Hindu temple complex built for King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and the capital city.
It is architecturally and artistically breathtaking. It is a massive three tiered pyramid crowned by five lotus-like towers rising 65 metres from the ground level. This is only one of the temples in the complex.
The moat surrounding the Angkor Wat is 1300 metres X 1500 metres. The temple itself is 1km square.
We also found a sculpturor - a very old man who had survived the war - one of the few artistians who survived the war and he had made a full miniature of the complex - it was so fascinating and not many tourists visit this place - even the tuk-tuk driver did not know where it was and we had difficulty finding it but what a place. It was great to see the complex in a small size and as a whole and as it is SO big you cannot take photos of the whole only bits. This was excellent to view before going to the complex.
Angkor meas literary "Capital City"or "Holy City". It is a Hindu temple complex built for King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and the capital city.
It is architecturally and artistically breathtaking. It is a massive three tiered pyramid crowned by five lotus-like towers rising 65 metres from the ground level. This is only one of the temples in the complex.
The moat surrounding the Angkor Wat is 1300 metres X 1500 metres. The temple itself is 1km square.
We also found a sculpturor - a very old man who had survived the war - one of the few artistians who survived the war and he had made a full miniature of the complex - it was so fascinating and not many tourists visit this place - even the tuk-tuk driver did not know where it was and we had difficulty finding it but what a place. It was great to see the complex in a small size and as a whole and as it is SO big you cannot take photos of the whole only bits. This was excellent to view before going to the complex.
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| The miniature of Angkor Wat - a great way to see it from up above |
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| Our tuk-tuk driver who got us very lost but we found it in the end Entrance to the sculptor's house and display |
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| More of the miniature - beautifully carved to scale |
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| Part of the real Angkor Wat |
Friday, 2 December 2011
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Cambodia
Last year we visited Cambodia which was an eyeopener - it is still a poor country trying to rebuild from the war. It is a country trying to rebuild without much foreign money but it will slowly, slowly do this - I knew little of the countries history and found the buildings themselves interesting and different to Vietnam. So here are a few of the photos from that trip.
A variety indeed - old, rebuilt, repaired and new.... and wonderful carving and sculptures
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A variety indeed - old, rebuilt, repaired and new.... and wonderful carving and sculptures
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