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Angkor Wat: Exterior staircase of the tower at the corner of the second-level gallery

Date

Circa 1910

Creator

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

The second-level enclosure is 100 by 115 m. Three sets of steps on each side lead up to the corner towers and gopuras of the inner gallery. The very steep stairways represent the difficulty of ascending to the kingdom of the gods.

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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Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Material Type
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Also from Architectural Lantern Slides of Cambodia

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

Angkor Wat: Overall view of the inner gallery, the Bakan, and the steps up to the corner tower

Angkor Wat: Overall view of the inner gallery, the Bakan, and the steps up to the corner tower

Angkor Wat: Detail, broken fragment of a naga balustrade

Angkor Wat: Detail, broken fragment of a naga balustrade

Angkor Wat: Distant context view of showing the central inner quincunx of towers

Angkor Wat: Distant context view of showing the central inner quincunx of towers

Angkor Wat: Central temple mountain with quincunx of towers

Angkor Wat: Central temple mountain with quincunx of towers

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