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Angkor Wat | Phnom Bakheng | Angkor Thom & Bayon | Bas Relief | Angkor Thom (other places of interest) | Eastern Angkor | North Eastern Angkor | East Baray | Banteay Srei | Kbal Spean | Beng Mealea | Roluos

East Baray

This includes:

1) EAST MEBON - the temple is dedicated to Shiva in honor of the king¡¦s parents. Inscriptions indicate that it was also built to help reestablish the continuity of kingship at Angkor in light of the recent interruption when the seat of power had been moved to Koh Ker.

2) PRE RUP - architecturally and artistically superior temple-mountain. Traditionally believed to be a funerary temple, but in fact the state temple of Rajendravarman II.






EAST MEBON
EAST MEBON		 g3/89/80289/3/57446531.DSC_2952.jpg elephant statue on the 2nd level
elephant statue on the 2nd level		 g3/89/80289/3/57446543.DSC_2962.jpg
g3/89/80289/3/57446522.DSC_2947.jpg g3/89/80289/3/57446524.DSC_2948.jpg g3/89/80289/3/57446537.DSC_2957.jpg guardian figure on the side of the door
guardian figure on the side of the door
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central tower
central tower		 g3/89/80289/3/57446559.DSC_2972.jpg g3/89/80289/3/57446555.DSC_2970.jpg g3/89/80289/3/57446547.DSC_2964.jpg
blind door, colonettes and lintel on one of the towers
blind door, colonettes and lintel on one of the towers		 portable chair - you only need to find a tree !
portable chair - you only need to find a tree !		 PRE RUP
PRE RUP		 g3/89/80289/3/57559253.DSC_2980.jpg
g3/89/80289/3/57559254.DSC_2981.jpg g3/89/80289/3/57559255.DSC_2982.jpg directly in front is the legendary stone 'cistern' - almost certainly a base for a statue of Nandi
directly in front is the legendary stone 'cistern' - almost certainly a base for a statue of Nandi		 climb the steep steps up the three tiers of the pyramid
climb the steep steps up the three tiers of the pyramid
halfway up you pass small shrines on either side on the 2nd tier
halfway up you pass small shrines on either side on the 2nd tier		 lions guard either side of the staircase
lions guard either side of the staircase		 g3/89/80289/3/57559260.DSC_2994.jpg g3/89/80289/3/57559261.DSC_2995.jpg

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