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Angkor Wat: Distant context view of Prasat Angkor Wat across pond

Date

Circa 1910

Creator

G. Massiot & cie
Part of: Architectural Lantern Slides of Cambodia
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

Angkor Wat is a Hindu temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and part of his capital city. (The Angkorian period dates 802-1432). As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation--first Hindu, dedicated to the god Vishnu, then Buddhist. Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple mountain and the later galleried temple, based on early South Indian Hindu architecture. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology: within a moat and an outer wall 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Angkor Wat is oriented to the west. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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G. Massiot & cie
Date
Circa 1910
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Also from Architectural Lantern Slides of Cambodia

Angkor Wat: Center axial avenue of the temple complex leading into the central shrine

Angkor Wat: Center axial avenue of the temple complex leading into the central shrine

Angkor Wat: Entry tower, part of the ring of galleried temples; this one on the central axis

Angkor Wat: Entry tower, part of the ring of galleried temples; this one on the central axis

Angkor Wat: Exterior staircase to different levels of terraces of the site

Angkor Wat: Exterior staircase to different levels of terraces of the site

Angkor Wat: Detail of ornamental carving of foliate forms

Angkor Wat: Detail of ornamental carving of foliate forms

Angkor Wat: Exterior, arcade of outer galleried temple with the quincunx of towers behind

Angkor Wat: Exterior, arcade of outer galleried temple with the quincunx of towers behind

Bakong: Two of the brick temple towers before restoration

Bakong: Two of the brick temple towers before restoration

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