Tag : Apsara

Cambodia. Prasat Bayon

Tuk Tuk reaches the gates of Angkor Thom, Cambodia

Prasat Bayon Built in the latter part of the 12th century by King Jayavarman VII, Bayon is one of the most widely recognized temples in Siem Reap because of the giant stone faces that adorn the towers of Bayon. There are 54 towers of four faces each, totaling 216 faces. There is still a debate as to who is being …

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Cambodia. Angkor Wat, Ta Prohm, Ta Keo

Ta Prohm - Royal temple taken by jungle. Angkor, Cambodia

Ta Prohm is the modern name of a temple at Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara. Located approximately one kilometer east of Angkor Thom and on the southern edge of the East Baray, it was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII as …

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