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Peter & Jackie Main | profile | all galleries >> World Galleries >> Asia >> Cambodia >> Temples of Angkor >> Angkor Wat tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Angkor Wat

Across the moat towards Angkor Wat
Across the moat towards Angkor Wat
Built 1100-1175
Built 1100-1175
As a funerary temple for Suryavarman II...
As a funerary temple for Suryavarman II...
...to honour Vishnu
...to honour Vishnu
Oriented towards the west
Oriented towards the west
Mirrored in the pool
Mirrored in the pool
Five towers
Five towers
Perfect symmetry
Perfect symmetry
475m long avenue to the main temple
475m long avenue to the main temple
Looking back to the outer wall
Looking back to the outer wall
The main entrance in the outer wall
The main entrance in the outer wall
Intricate carvings at the entrance
Intricate carvings at the entrance
Cruciform Terrace
Cruciform Terrace
Cruciform Terrace
Cruciform Terrace
Gallery of a Thousand Buddhas
Gallery of a Thousand Buddhas
Vaulted ceiling
Vaulted ceiling
Inner courtyards
Inner courtyards
Walls within walls
Walls within walls
A tower
A tower
Inner courtyards
Inner courtyards
The towers
The towers
Steep stairways to the towers
Steep stairways to the towers
Made of sandstone & laterite
Made of sandstone & laterite
Looking out
Looking out
Gallery of a Thousand Buddhas
Gallery of a Thousand Buddhas
Gallery of a Thousand Buddhas
Gallery of a Thousand Buddhas
Gallery of a Thousand Buddhas
Gallery of a Thousand Buddhas
A monk
A monk
Bas-reliefs around the esplanade
Bas-reliefs around the esplanade
800m long series of stories
800m long series of stories
Fantastic scenes...
Fantastic scenes...
...with incredible detail
...with incredible detail
Stone carvings everywhere
Stone carvings everywhere
Many ladies with big boobs...
Many ladies with big boobs...
...artistically done of course
...artistically done of course
Elaborate carving
Elaborate carving
The attention to detail is amazing
The attention to detail is amazing
Yet more incredible carvings
Yet more incredible carvings
Library
Library
Library being restored
Library being restored
Jackie & Angkor Wat
Jackie & Angkor Wat
Sunrise - lots of people up at 5am!
Sunrise - lots of people up at 5am!