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Angkor Wat. អង្គរវត្ត. "City/Capital of Temples.” temple complex. Cambodia the largest religious monument in the world. Hindu temple. god Vishnu. Khmer Empire. King Suryavarman II. Buddhist temple. 12th century. "Hindu-Buddhist" temple.Yaśodharapura. យសោធរបុរៈ. capital of the Khmer Empire. state temple and mausoleum. temple-mountain and the later galleried temple. Mount Meru. devas. Hindu mythology. quincunx of towers. grandeur and harmony of the architecture. extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. Nokor Wat. ”Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer. Vrah Viṣṇuloka.  Parama Viṣṇuloka. ”the sacred dwelling of Vishnu." Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
Bayon. ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន. Prasat Bayoăn. richly decorated. Khmer. temple. Buddhism. Angkor in Cambodia.12th or early 13th century. King Jayavarman VII. ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី ៧. Jayavarman's capital. Angkor Thom អង្គរធំ). serene and smiling stone faces. towers. "the most striking expression of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture. Jayagiri. ជ័យគីរី, Chey Kĭri. "Victory Mountain" or “Mountain of Brahma” ; “Jaya” - another name of Brahma and “giri” to mountain . Sīnhāgiri ("Lion Rock"). Etienne Aymonier. Ruins.  Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
Bayon. ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន. Prasat Bayoăn. richly decorated. Khmer. temple. Buddhism. Angkor in Cambodia.12th or early 13th century. King Jayavarman VII. ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី ៧. Jayavarman's capital. Angkor Thom អង្គរធំ). serene and smiling stone faces. towers. "the most striking expression of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture. Jayagiri. ជ័យគីរី, Chey Kĭri. "Victory Mountain" or “Mountain of Brahma” ; “Jaya” - another name of Brahma and “giri” to mountain . Sīnhāgiri ("Lion Rock"). Etienne Aymonier. Ruins.  Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
Angkor Thom. អង្គរធំ. ”Great City”. Nokor Thom. នគរធំ. Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer Empire.12th century. King Jayavarman VII. centre of the city. Jayavarman’s state temple. the Bayon, Victory Square. Angkor Wat. អង្គរវត្ត. "City/Capital of Temples.” temple complex. Cambodia the largest religious monument in the world. Hindu temple. god Vishnu. Khmer Empire. King Suryavarman II. Buddhist temple. 12th century. "Hindu-Buddhist" temple.Yaśodharapura. យសោធរបុរៈ. capital of the Khmer Empire. state temple and mausoleum. temple-mountain and the later galleried temple. Mount Meru. devas. Hindu mythology. quincunx of towers. grandeur and harmony of the architecture. extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. Nokor Wat. ”Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer. Vrah Viṣṇuloka.  Parama Viṣṇuloka. ”the sacred dwelling of Vishnu." Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
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Angkor Wat: Angkor Wat. អង្គរវត្ត. "City/Capital of Temples.” temple complex. Cambodia the largest religious monument in the world. Hindu temple. god Vishnu. Khmer Empire. King Suryavarman II. Buddhist temple. 12th century. "Hindu-Buddhist" temple.Yaśodharapura. យសោធរបុរៈ. capital of the Khmer Empire. state temple and mausoleum. temple-mountain and the later galleried temple. Mount Meru. devas. Hindu mythology. quincunx of towers. grandeur and harmony of the architecture. extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. Nokor Wat. ”Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer. Vrah Viṣṇuloka.  Parama Viṣṇuloka. ”the sacred dwelling of Vishnu." Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
Angkor Wat: Angkor Wat. អង្គរវត្ត. "City/Capital of Temples.” temple complex. Cambodia the largest religious monument in the world. Hindu temple. god Vishnu. Khmer Empire. King Suryavarman II. Buddhist temple. 12th century. "Hindu-Buddhist" temple.Yaśodharapura. យសោធរបុរៈ. capital of the Khmer Empire. state temple and mausoleum. temple-mountain and the later galleried temple. Mount Meru. devas. Hindu mythology. quincunx of towers. grandeur and harmony of the architecture. extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. Nokor Wat. ”Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer. Vrah Viṣṇuloka.  Parama Viṣṇuloka. ”the sacred dwelling of Vishnu." Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
Bayon. ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន. Prasat Bayoăn. richly decorated. Khmer. temple. Buddhism. Angkor in Cambodia.12th or early 13th century. King Jayavarman VII. ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី ៧. Jayavarman's capital. Angkor Thom អង្គរធំ). serene and smiling stone faces. towers. "the most striking expression of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture. Jayagiri. ជ័យគីរី, Chey Kĭri. "Victory Mountain" or “Mountain of Brahma” ; “Jaya” - another name of Brahma and “giri” to mountain . Sīnhāgiri ("Lion Rock"). Etienne Aymonier. Ruins.  Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
Bayon. ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន. Prasat Bayoăn. richly decorated. Khmer. temple. Buddhism. Angkor in Cambodia.12th or early 13th century. King Jayavarman VII. ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី ៧. Jayavarman's capital. Angkor Thom អង្គរធំ). serene and smiling stone faces. towers. "the most striking expression of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture. Jayagiri. ជ័យគីរី, Chey Kĭri. "Victory Mountain" or “Mountain of Brahma” ; “Jaya” - another name of Brahma and “giri” to mountain . Sīnhāgiri ("Lion Rock"). Etienne Aymonier. Ruins.  Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
Bayon. ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន. Prasat Bayoăn. richly decorated. Khmer. temple. Buddhism. Angkor in Cambodia.12th or early 13th century. King Jayavarman VII. ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី ៧. Jayavarman's capital. Angkor Thom អង្គរធំ). serene and smiling stone faces. towers. "the most striking expression of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture. Jayagiri. ជ័យគីរី, Chey Kĭri. "Victory Mountain" or “Mountain of Brahma” ; “Jaya” - another name of Brahma and “giri” to mountain . Sīnhāgiri ("Lion Rock"). Etienne Aymonier. Ruins.  Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
Angkor Wat. អង្គរវត្ត. "City/Capital of Temples.” temple complex. Cambodia the largest religious monument in the world. Hindu temple. god Vishnu. Khmer Empire. King Suryavarman II. Buddhist temple. 12th century. "Hindu-Buddhist" temple.Yaśodharapura. យសោធរបុរៈ. capital of the Khmer Empire. state temple and mausoleum. temple-mountain and the later galleried temple. Mount Meru. devas. Hindu mythology. quincunx of towers. grandeur and harmony of the architecture. extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. Nokor Wat. ”Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer. Vrah Viṣṇuloka.  Parama Viṣṇuloka. ”the sacred dwelling of Vishnu." Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
Bayon. ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន. Prasat Bayoăn. richly decorated. Khmer. temple. Buddhism. Angkor in Cambodia.12th or early 13th century. King Jayavarman VII. ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី ៧. Jayavarman's capital. Angkor Thom អង្គរធំ). serene and smiling stone faces. towers. "the most striking expression of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture. Jayagiri. ជ័យគីរី, Chey Kĭri. "Victory Mountain" or “Mountain of Brahma” ; “Jaya” - another name of Brahma and “giri” to mountain . Sīnhāgiri ("Lion Rock"). Etienne Aymonier. Ruins.  Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
Angkor Wat. អង្គរវត្ត. "City/Capital of Temples.” temple complex. Cambodia the largest religious monument in the world. Hindu temple. god Vishnu. Khmer Empire. King Suryavarman II. Buddhist temple. 12th century. "Hindu-Buddhist" temple.Yaśodharapura. យសោធរបុរៈ. capital of the Khmer Empire. state temple and mausoleum. temple-mountain and the later galleried temple. Mount Meru. devas. Hindu mythology. quincunx of towers. grandeur and harmony of the architecture. extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls. Nokor Wat. ”Temple City" or "City of Temples" in Khmer. Vrah Viṣṇuloka.  Parama Viṣṇuloka. ”the sacred dwelling of Vishnu." Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
Bayon. ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន. Prasat Bayoăn. richly decorated. Khmer. temple. Buddhism. Angkor in Cambodia.12th or early 13th century. King Jayavarman VII. ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី ៧. Jayavarman's capital. Angkor Thom អង្គរធំ). serene and smiling stone faces. towers. "the most striking expression of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture. Jayagiri. ជ័យគីរី, Chey Kĭri. "Victory Mountain" or “Mountain of Brahma” ; “Jaya” - another name of Brahma and “giri” to mountain . Sīnhāgiri ("Lion Rock"). Etienne Aymonier. Ruins.  Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
Bayon. ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន. Prasat Bayoăn. richly decorated. Khmer. temple. Buddhism. Angkor in Cambodia.12th or early 13th century. King Jayavarman VII. ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី ៧. Jayavarman's capital. Angkor Thom អង្គរធំ). serene and smiling stone faces. towers. "the most striking expression of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture. Jayagiri. ជ័យគីរី, Chey Kĭri. "Victory Mountain" or “Mountain of Brahma” ; “Jaya” - another name of Brahma and “giri” to mountain . Sīnhāgiri ("Lion Rock"). Etienne Aymonier. Ruins.  Photo.sunset. smoke. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
Bayon. ប្រាសាទបាយ័ន. Prasat Bayoăn. richly decorated. Khmer. temple. Buddhism. Angkor in Cambodia.12th or early 13th century. King Jayavarman VII. ព្រះបាទជ័យវរ្ម័នទី ៧. Jayavarman's capital. Angkor Thom អង្គរធំ). serene and smiling stone faces. towers. "the most striking expression of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture. Jayagiri. ជ័យគីរី, Chey Kĭri. "Victory Mountain" or “Mountain of Brahma” ; “Jaya” - another name of Brahma and “giri” to mountain . Sīnhāgiri ("Lion Rock"). Etienne Aymonier. Ruins.  Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
Ta Prohm. ប្រាសាទតាព្រហ្ម. Ta Prôhm. Tā Brahm. ”Ancestor Brahma." Siem Reap, Cambodia. Bayon style. Rajavihara. រាជវិហារ. Réachvĭhar. Rājvihār "Royal Monastery"). East Baray. Khmer King. Jayavarman VII. Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. Angkorian. temple. photogenic. trees ruins. jungle. World Heritage List. complex. Angkor region. Photo. Photography. THORNBERRYPHOTOS.COM
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