TERRACE
OF The LEPER KING
It's one of numerous Angkor's
mystery. This terrace owes its name to a small asexual statue
that one thinks of being the statue of king Yasovarman who'd
have died from the leprosy. But other explanation is that this
statue would represent Yama, the god of the deaths, and the terrace
would have been in fact a royal crematorium. On the highly-rated
of the terrace, a narrow and long trench and a quantity of magnificent
sculptures and preserved well, representing Apsaras, geniuses
and monsters, quantity of divinities, a surprising coolness and
beauty. This very long corridor, was completely restored, every
unsettled sculpture and resettled on the new
walls. To see absolutely..
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sculptures de la terrasse des Rois Lepreux |
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De superbes sculptures bien conservées |
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Main archeoligical places in
Cambodia
TERRACE
OF THE ELEPHANTS
Built at the beginning
of the XIIIth century this terrace in border of Jayavarman VII
th royal palace, reached 350 m of length. it was
certainly built to attend the spectacles given onto the big place.
The elephants sculptured on a part of walls (recently restored)
gave their name to the place. (To see in the morning)
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