Category: Cambodia

高棉王國的遺光

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Phimeanakas the celestial temple

Phimeanakas (Khmer: ប្រាសាទភិមានអាកាស, literally meaning 'celestial temple') at Angkor, Cambodia, is a Hindu temple in the Khleang style, built at the end of the 10th century, during the reign of Rajendravarman (រាជេន្ទ្រវរ្ម័នទី២) in the shape of a three tier pyramid as a Hindu temple.

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Baphuon the Angkor’s pyramid

Baphuon (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបាពួន) is a three-tiered temple located in Angkor Thom, Cambodia. Baphuon was built in the mid-11th century as the state temple of Udayadityavarman II (ឧទ័យាទិត្យវរ្ម័នទី២) dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva.

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Gate of Angkor Thom

Angkor Thom (Khmer: អង្គរធំ, literally meaning ‘Great City’) is located in Siem Reap Province (ខេត្តសៀមរាប) of Cambodia, it is a very big tourist attraction, not just the temples inside, the gates of Angkor Thom are also worth seeing.

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Bayon: The Smile of Khmer

Bayon (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន) is located in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Bayon is the last state temple to be built at Angkor (Khmer: ក្រុងអង្គរ), and the only Angkorian state temple to be built primarily as a Mahayana Buddhist shrine dedicated to the Buddha, it is famous for its The ‘Smile of Khmer’.

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Light and shadow of Ta Prohm

Ta Prohm (Khmer: ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម, "Ancestor Brahma") was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. The photogenic combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it a paradise for photographers.

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Ta Prohm: Colossus of jungle

Ta Prohm (Khmer: ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម, "Ancestor Brahma") is located in Siem Reap, Cambodia, it is one of the temples in Angkor relics. The trees growing out of the ruins are perhaps the most distinctive feature of Ta Prohm, which also makes the temple a popular tourist attraction.

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