Luckily, a nice person stepped into the picture to provide a sense of scale at one of the face-tower gates to Angkor Thom.
The faces on the 23 m towers at the city gates (which are later additions to the main structure) take after those of the Bayon (main temple complex), and pose the same problems of interpretation. They may represent the king himself, the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, guardians of the empire's cardinal points, or some combination of these.
You can watch this excellent documentary:
City of the Gods - Angkor, Cambodia
for the architecture and cultural history of Angkor.
Angkor Thom, Angkor, Siem Reab, Cambodia.
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Really well captured!!
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\o/ !
perken 51 months ago | reply
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catch my breath 47 months ago | reply
Hi,
This is an amazing pic. Seems too good to be true. How I would love to have more of these pics! I liked all your photographs but the ones that were special were 'Guarding Angkor' and a few others similar to this-green and lovely architecture. Keep up the good work! Breathtaking!!
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Mя.Møпstɛr 43 months ago | reply
i wish so badloy to get to angkor some day!
awesome shot..really great!
Chris Woo 41 months ago | reply
Magnificent and spectacular shot!
Social India 41 months ago | reply
Beautiful capture! Have a nice Sunday.
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Shapeshift,
You have my insterst up for a visit to Angkor Wat. How was your experience? What has drawn you back several times?
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Ate o Infinitio e alem 24 months ago | reply
nice one
Dr scallopboy [deleted] 23 months ago | reply
Amazing shot. Did you meet Indiana Jones?
Deepak2008 21 months ago | reply
wonderful shot
reminds of the movie "Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger"
Latitude360Photo 17 months ago | reply
Beautiful statue.
Lovely capture !!
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victor98_2001 9 months ago | reply
stunting shot
aapfarrington 3 weeks ago | reply
love it