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Porte Nord - Lumière du Matin.

Angkor Thom. XII-XIII C.

Dans ses « mémoires sur les coutumes du Cambodge », Tcheou Ta-Kouan décrit l’animation qui règne à Angkor Thom : les fonctionnaires et les dignitaires qui se déplacent sur leur palanquins à brancards d’or accompagnés de serviteurs portant des parasols d’or, les moines bouddhistes vêtus de jaune et les gens du peuple, si impressionnés de rencontrer un étranger qu’ils s’agenouillent devant lui…
Aujourd’hui seuls les chants incessants des cigales et, de temps à autre, un groupe de touristes troublent le silence des lieux sur lequel veillent les têtes colossales de 24 mètres de haut.

North Gate. Morning Light.
In his «memoirs on the customs of Cambodia», Tcheou Ta-Kouan describes the animation that reigns: the officials and dignitaries who move on their golden stretcher palanquins and accompanied by servants wearing golden umbrellas, the Buddhist monks dressed in yellow and the people, so impressed to meet a stranger that they kneel in front of him…
Today only the ceaseless songs of the cicadas and, from time to time, a group of tourists disturb the silence of the place on which watch the colossal heads of 24 meters high.

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Alexander Kazakov28-Jul-2023 12:35
Lovely! V
Don17-Jan-2023 15:51
A remarkable structure, half building, half sculpture, set amongst the vegetation.
Russell Tunny17-Jan-2023 13:46
Nice composition of these remarkable stone carvings. V!
Raymond Ma15-Jan-2023 20:48
What a sacred mood this must be with the chants of the cicadas. V
Fong Lam14-Jan-2023 07:09
Excellent capture of this fascinating gateway with fabulous light and shadows...V
Nirvan Hope14-Jan-2023 01:58
Marvelous lighting on this famous place.
Wintermeer14-Jan-2023 00:17
Incredible scene- well captured! ~V~
Jeff Real13-Jan-2023 23:15
A very special woork of art, my friend!
V
Charlene Ambrose13-Jan-2023 08:54
Great capture of this entrance. V
globalgadabout13-Jan-2023 06:08
a top quality image, and such a fascinating entrance...the sunshine brings out many rich colours, with the faces and the elephants at the sides well delineated...V
laine13-Jan-2023 06:00
Commanding and mysterious...well done. V
bill friedlander12-Jan-2023 21:55
lovely light and nicely framed by the trees. Fascinating patina formed over the centuries. V
Walter Otto Koenig12-Jan-2023 20:01
Great shot of this fantastic gate with this lighting. I like the face over the archway. "V"
Helen Betts12-Jan-2023 18:15
What an impressive gateway, perfectly captured. V.
joseantonio12-Jan-2023 16:27
nice framing for this spectacular view.V.
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