The Great Temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia (2)
March 15th 2010 02:45
The Great Temple of Angkor Wat, Cambodia.
These photo's are taken within the three rectangular galleries.
On the walls within the galleries can be seen many amazing bas-reliefs (see next post).
The structure of the temple consists of:
1. A surrounding moat (which is 190m wide), which encloses
2. An apron of open ground 30 m wide which surrounds
3. An outer wall (which is 3.6 km long, and 4.5 m high)
4. Inside the outer wall are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next.
5. At the centre of the temple stands four towers.
Entrance to the temple is by either:
1. An earth bank (to the east)
2. A sandstone causeway (to the west) - this is the main entrance and is a later addition.
This information, and much more, is available at WIkipedia, the article can be found here
These photo's are taken within the three rectangular galleries.
On the walls within the galleries can be seen many amazing bas-reliefs (see next post).
The structure of the temple consists of:
1. A surrounding moat (which is 190m wide), which encloses
2. An apron of open ground 30 m wide which surrounds
3. An outer wall (which is 3.6 km long, and 4.5 m high)
4. Inside the outer wall are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next.
5. At the centre of the temple stands four towers.
Entrance to the temple is by either:
1. An earth bank (to the east)
2. A sandstone causeway (to the west) - this is the main entrance and is a later addition.
This information, and much more, is available at WIkipedia, the article can be found here
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