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Angkor Wat is visually, architecturally and artistically breathtaking. It is a massive three-tiered pyramid crowned by five lotus-like towers rising 65 meters from ground level. Angkor Wat is the centerpiece of any visit to the temples of Angkor.
At the apex of Khmer political and military dominance in the region, Suryavarman II constructed Angkor Wat in the form of a massive 'temple-mountain' dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu. It served as his state temple, though the temple’s uncommon westward orientation has led some to suggest that it was constructed as Suryavarman II’s funerary temple. Other temples of the same style and period include Thommanon, Banteay Samre, Wat Atwea and Beng Melea, which may have served as a prototype to Angkor Wat.
Angkor Wat is surrounded by a moat and an exterior wall measuring 1300 meters x 1500 meters. The temple itself is 1 km square and consists of three levels surmounted by a central tower. The walls of the temple are covered inside and out with bas-reliefs and carvings. Nearly 2000 distinctively rendered apsara carvings adorn the walls throughout the temple and represent some of the finest examples of apsara carvings in Angkorian era art. But it is the exterior walls of the lower level that display the most extraordinary bas-reliefs, depicting stories and characters from Hindu mythology and the historical wars of Suryavarman II. It is in the viewing of the bas-reliefs that a tour guide can be very helpful.
The northern reflecting pool in front is the most popular sunrise location. For sunrise, arrive very early, well before sunrise begins. The sun will rise behind Angkor Wat providing a silhouette of Angkor’s distinctively shaped towers against a colored sunrise sky. Some of the best colors appear just before the sun breaks over the horizon.
The visual impact of Angkor Wat, particularly on one's first visit, is awesome. As you pass through the outer gate and get your first glimpse, its size and architecture make it appear two dimensional, like a giant postcard photo against the sky. After you cross through the gate and approach the temple along the walkway it slowly gains depth and complexity. To maximize this effect you should make your first visit in optimal lighting conditions, i.e. after 2:00PM. Do not make your first visit to Angkor Wat in the morning when the backlighting obscures the view.
The first level of is the most artistically interesting. Most visitors begin their exploration with the bas-reliefs that cover the exterior wall of the first level, following the bas-reliefs counterclockwise around the temple. Bas-relief highlights include the mythological Battle of Kuru on the west wall; the historical march of the army of Suryavarman II, builder of Angkor Wat, against the Cham, followed by scenes from Heaven and Hell on the south wall; and the classic ‘Churning of the Ocean Milk’ on the east wall.
The temple interior is not as densely carved as the first level exterior, but still sports hundreds of fine carvings of apsaras and scenes from Hindu mythology. A guide can be quite helpful in explaining the stories of the various chambers, statues and architectural forms to be found in the interior. At the upper-most of your tour of the temple, the central tower on the third level houses four Buddha images, each facing a different cardinal point, highlighting the fact that though Angkor Wat was constructed as a Hindu temple, it has served as a Buddhist temple since Buddhism became Cambodia’s dominant religion in the 14th century. Some say that it is good luck to pay homage to all four Buddha images before departing Angkor.
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This picture shows what it used to be covered in. It was covered in limestone and initially had a gold pyramid on the top.
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"Pyramids 2021," outdoors art exhibit. Brookside Gardens. June 5, 2021. Photos by Marilyn Sklar, Montgomery Parks.
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I quite liked this pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) which was growing on a rocky outcrop and therefore had a nice clean background.
Taken in South Yorkshire, June 2015.
Pyramid, Kearsage Lakes, Pacific Crest Trail, Kings Canyon National Park, California, August 15, 1993.
Designed by the architect Ieoh Ming Pei, the Pyramid is the main entrance to the Louvre museum.
The Louvre is one of the world's largest museums ... and the most visited art museum in the world. It is located on the Right Bank of the Seine in Paris' 1st arrondissement.
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Here are the other Orchids that inhabited the Musk Orchid site. Being a typical Kentish calcareous, dry grass bank there are the Orchids that you would expect to find, thousands of Chalk Fragrant, Common Spotted, Common Twayblades, a few Greater Butterfly but passed their best, a few Fly Orchids well gone over now, a few Pyramidals ready to burst, the very last of the Monkey Orchids and a handful of Broad-leaved Helleborine are also appearing in the woodland fringes but we'll keep these for later. This site again this year has not disappointed.
Just returned from the dry sand dunes and dune slacks of East Kent and will post the Lizard Orchids, Pyramidals, Southern Marsh Orchids and juvenile Marsh Helleborines as when!
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The class constructed Sierpinski's triangle using adding machine tape. The final pyramid was almost 6 feet tall.
"Pyramids 2021," outdoors art exhibit. Brookside Gardens. June 5, 2021. Photos by Marilyn Sklar, Montgomery Parks.
this pyramid in saqqara, built by the architect Imhotep in the 27th century BC is considered to be the first pyramid.
Pyramids at Meroe. I was told that an Italian explorer was looking for treasure and lopped off the tops of the pyramids. Unfortunately, he found it in the first pyramid and continued destroying the tops of the other pyramids in his search. Hence all these funny looking pyramids with the tops cut off.
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Red Pyramid as seen from the north-west corner of the Bent Pyramid. Again, it is possible to discern a reddish tint to the structure, which gave rise to its modern name.
La pyramide du Louvre, completed in 1989, is a large glass and metal pyramid, surrounded by three smaller pyramids. The large pyramid serves as the main entrance to the Louvre Museum.