大吳哥城
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| Angkor Thom 大吳哥城 |
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| Just a few kilometers north of Angkor Wat, lies Angkor Thom, the walled city of Angkor. There are several palaces and temples inside its wall. In the center of Angkor Thom is the Temple of Bayon. Bayon is the second most popular tourist site among all the Angkor temples, only after Angkor Wat. Though it is in rubbles, we can still see a lot of the famous "four-faced" statues smiling at the visitors. There are also many interesting bas-reliefs on the wall of Bayon Temple, but I leave them in a separate page. Please click the thumbnail on the pictures to see enlarged images
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| Arriving at the South Gate of Angkor Thom from Angkor Wat, visitor have to cross an ancient bridge. | One side of the bridge lines the statues of demons. The other side lines the statues of gods (not shown). This scene can also be found on a bas-reliefs in Angkor Wat. | |||||||||
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| The smiling statues in Bayon Temples. | ||||||||||
| Elephant terrace. | ||||||||||
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| Inside the hallway of Bayon Temple. | ||||||||||
| Outside view of the Bayon Temple. | ||||||||||
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| Carving of Aspara, godess very popular in Khmer legends. | ||||||||||
| take a break inside Bayon... | ||||||||||