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| Susan | profile | all galleries >> Siem Reap, Cambodia 2006 >> Angkor Thom (other places of interest) | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 ELEPHANT TERRACE |
 continuous scene of elephants with their mahouts, in hunting scenes |
 the stairecase is flanked by 3-headed elephants with their three trunks pulling lotuses from the groung |
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 mother and son |
 two playful elephants |
 lion-headed figure and garuda, all with raised arms |
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 upper part of the terrace with naga balustrades |
 a game of polo at the upper tier |
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 5-headed horse on the hidden wall at the N end |
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 LEPER KING TERRACE |
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 a trench-like path 2m behind the outer walls, with carved inner surface |
 statue of Dharma or Yama, the god of the Underworld. Later became known as the 'Leper King' |
 six registers featuring deities carrying swords, devatas and other figures |
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 the lowest tier has nagas |
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 nagas and deities of the underworld, the hidden wall |
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 nagas on the lower register of the walls and the corner angles |
 seated male figure with drawn sword |
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 PHIMEANAKS |
 East gopura facing to Royal Square |
 lintel of east gopura |
 stairs flanked by guardian lions |
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 BAPUON |
 the collapsed pyramid behing the restored Gopura III E |
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 many sandstone blocks are being kept for restoration |
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 restoration work in progress |
 temple is under restoration supported by France |
 the Royal Pool |
 TEP PRANAM - the seated Buddha |
 Tep Pranam is now a site of Theravada Buddhist worship |
 guardian lion @ Tep Pranam |
 THE KHLEANGS - means either "the warehouse temples" or "temples of the royal treasure" |
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 false windows |
 SUOR PRAT TOWERS - 12 small identical towers - the modern name means "towers of the rope dancers" |
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