Some stories about us: April 2011

Friday, April 8, 2011

Travel Photos of Angkor Thom

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Bodhisattva Lokeshvara or Jayavarman VII? The debate over the answer is diluted by the majestic structure bearing the controversy.

The smile that stands on the labour by many and the pride of the king. Was there any other king that carved more than 200 faces of his own in one single temple?

Well designed passage to the centre prasat, where the heart of the temple located.

The long passage way lead to the great temple of Pimenakas alludes the saviour of the god towards those who are willing to walk on it.

Balustrade over the moat of Angkor Thom at 9:30 am, with devas holding a long naga.

Once the entrance of the greatest city in the world that had eclipsed the rest. The rediscovery of the lost city again eclipses many other wonders.

With the combination of 15 meters wide wall surrounded by 100 meters wide moat, Angkor Thom was impossible to be breached. If that was true, how did the empire fall?

Prasat Suor Prat from the Terrace of the Elephants. That's the view of the king on his morning walk from his palace to Pimenakas through the terrace.

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Travel Photos for the Temples of Angkor

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Top of the Phnom Bakheng, the level that once only the highest hierarchies could access, now been opened to everyone.

Elephant lane... Or we should warn the elephants about the presence of human being?

Sitting in peace for few hundred of years, waiting for the return of the missing part of the body. The waiting might end soon as UNESCO is undergoing extensive restoration upon Preah Khan.

A wrestling between the bricks and the trees. The fair fight is over as the unfair referee interferes.

Tree that grows on the building, or the building that been built under the tree?

Snakes, monkeys, elephants, and cows are the highlights of the souvenirs. Does anyone cares about the children?

Ancient doorways that lead to the center of Ta Prohm, a center of religion with great engineering of precision and craftmanship.

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Travel Photos of Angkor Wat

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Stand out of the mud without getting stained- the lotus best ellude the Sacred Angkor Wat, stands firm against the wave of time.

Engineered for greatness, the prasat of Angkor Wat stands high as a witness of the rose and the fall of Khmer Empire.

"I will be back..." Was that the last emperor of Khmer Empire thought when he was walking through this magnificient corridor, exiled by Siam army. Personally, LS felt that the corridor reminded him a lot about the "Mine of Moria" in LOTR.

Believers never forget to leave their prayers here, as the temple is the sanctuary for both Hindu and Buddhist.

UNESCO restorers are trying their very best to send all the broken pieces back to their origin. However, some puzzles seems to get them really tested, for now.

Heavenly dancers, the evidence of the fine Angkorian craftmanship. The sculptures reaches a incredible number of 1500, and all of them have unique poses.

"Charge and leave no prisoner!" Bas-reliefs depict a historical warfare on a gallery at Angkor Wat.

"Shot right between the eyes!" The general in the battle of Kurukshetra is a sharp shooter.

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Travel Photos of Siem Reap Street

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Pictures of faces. Are they belong to the foreigners, the locals, the total strangers met on the daytime, or faint familiar faces in the dreams of the painter? Who cares, as long as they make money.