Sunday, March 1, 2009

All Temples

TheAngkor is a wonderful blog in Cambodia that list all Khmer temples. We can see the detail of temples such as construction year, religion, style of temple, location and the detail or comment of temple.

Angkor Wat is a wonderful wonder of the world that everyone dream to see it. Suppose that one day you woke up from a dream of wanting to visit one of the most magnificent temples in the world which located in an old city that full of great culture and civilization, Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia would come close to satisfying that dream.

Angkor Wat temple is the identity of Cambodia and the soul of Cambodian.

Classification Alphabatically Temples

Ak Yum *
Angkor Wat *****
Angkor Thom ***
Bakong **
Baksei Chamkrong *
Banteay Chhmar *
Banteay Kdei **
Banteay Prei *
Banteay Prei Nokor *
Banteay Samre *
Banteay Srei ***
Banteay Thom *
Banteay Torp *
Baphuon **
Ba Phnom *
Budhist Temples *
Bat Chum *
Bayon ****
Beng Melea **
Beng Thom *
Chau Say Tevoda *
East Baray *
East Mebon **
Kas Ho *
Kapilapura *
Kbal Spean *
Kleangs (North and South) *
Koh Ker **
Koh Chhuk *
Krol Ko *
Krol Romeas / Krol Damrei *
Kuk Roka *
Kutisvara *
Leak Nean (Pre Rup) *
Leak Nean (Ta Keo) *
Lolei *
Lovea Village *
Mangalartha *
Monument 486 *
Neak Pean **
Phimeanakas **
Phnom Bakheng ***
Phnom Bok *
Phnom Krom *
Phnom Da *
Phnom Kulen *
Prasat Bei *
Prasat Chrung *
Prasat Kravan *
Prasat Prei *
Prasat Pthu *
Prasat Suor Prat *
Prasat Tor *
Prasat Tonle Snguot *
Pre Rup **
Preah Einkosi *
Preah Khan ***
Preah Khan Kompong Svay *
Preah Ko *
Preah Palilay *
Preah Vihear ***
Preah Pithu Group *
Prei Khmeng *
Prei Monti *
Prei Prasat *
Roluos Group **
Rong Lmong *
Royal Palace *
Ruins in Puok *
Sambor Prei Kuk **
Small Ruin *
Spean Thma *
Srah Srang *
Ta Keo *
Ta Nei *
Ta Norei *
Ta Prohm ***
Ta Prohm Kel *
Ta Som **
Tep Pranam *
Terrace of Elephants **
Terrace of Leper King ***
Thma Bay Kaek *
Thommanon **
Top Pre Rup *
Top Ta Keo *
Tram Neak *
Trapeang Daunmea *
Trapeang Pong *
Trapeang Totung Thngai *
Vat Athvea *
West Baray *
West Mebon *

Small Tour Circuit

Angkor Wat ****
Angkor Thom ***
Bakheng ***
Baksei Chamkrong *
Banteay Kdei **
Baphuon **
Bayon ****
Chau Say Tevoda *
Monument 486 *
Prasat Kravan *
Prasat Bei *
Phimeanakas **
Royal Palace *
Srah Srang *
Ta Keo *
Ta Prohm ***
Ta Prohm Kel *
Terrace of Elephants **
Terrace of Leper King **
Thommanon **

Large Tour Circuit

Angkor Wat *****
Angkor Thom ***
Bakheng ***
Baksei Chamkrong *
Banteay Kdei **
Baphuon **
Bayon ****
East Mebon **
Krol Romeas / Krol Damrei *
Monument 486 *
Neak Pean **
Phimeanakas **
Prasat Bei *
Preah Khan ***
Prasat Kravan *
Pre Rup **
Srah Srang *
Ta Prohm Kel *
Ta Som **
Terrace of Elephants **


Angkor Wat Temple
AngkorAngkor Wat have been constructed as a temple for King Suryavarman II at the peak of the Khmer empire in the first half of the 12th century. As with other Angkorean temples and walled cities such as Angkor Thom, the central theme of Khmer architecture revolved around the idea of the temple-mountain. The central monument represents the mythical Mount Meru, the holy mountain at the centre of the universe, which was home to the Hindu god Vishnu.


Bayon Temple
BayonIn the heart of Angkor Thom lies the beautiful Bayon temple. It was built about a century after Angkor Wat. It is unlike most of the other temples; no walls surround the terrain, and the style is Buddhist. The more than 200 large faces carved on the 54 towers are believed to depict the god Loki, or Avalokitesvara, or the Buddha King, or a mixture of the portrait of the Buddha and the King Jayavarman VII, but opinions differ. For many architectural and symbolic details a fitting explanation still has to be found. There are also some significant changes in style which leads archeologists to believe that the Bayon was built over a long period of time.

Banteay Srei Temple
Banteay SreiJewel of Khmer art, this temple with restricted dimensions is well outside the whole of Angkor. The term of " Banteay Srey " can be translated by " fortress of the women " but its real significance differs according to various interpretations. Some say that this temple was built by women, of other, that it was reserved to the women, or that many women there were found, but most probable in our eyes is that according to which the temple would have been built in homage to the women.


Phnom Bakheng
BakengThe ruins of a monumental staircase which climbs the slope of a 60 m height natural hill, it is the temple mountain of Phnom Bakheng. Every evening, a many crowd - a little too many - is pressed there to go to admire the sunset. Some choose to ride elephant to go until in top of the hill, others climb the staircases courageously. Arrived in top, the sight is with the height of the efforts made for the rise. With far, one can see the silhouettes of Phnom Krom in the South and Phnom Khulen in North. One sees there also Baray, the forest of Angkor Thom and one overhangs Angkor Wat.

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