This our entry in Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Letters I or J.
Jayavarman VII, who is generally regarded as the most powerful of the Khmer kings of Cambodia, was a Mahayana Buddhist. The Buddha figures in the Bayon Temple in Angkor Thom are modeled after him.
Jayavarman VII (1125–1218) was a king of the Kymer Empire in what is now Cambodia, ruling from 1181 to 1218, approximately. During his reign, he built temples in the Angkor complex near present-day Siem Reap. Three of his temples that are most familiar to tourists are these:
- Ta Prohm, built to honor his mother
- Preah Khan, built to honor his father
- Bayon, built to honor himself, and the Angkor Thom city surrounding it
Angkor Wat, built in the early 12th century, already existed when Jayavarman VII built his temples.
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This looks like the face been carved on blocks of stone and assembled like a jigsaw. Much different from statues that are carved from a single rock.
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The blocks were assembled in place and then the face was carved, as if it were a single rock. No leeway for an oops!
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Hah! That is of course the logical way of doing things. Guess they decided that the wall was to bare after building and needed some wall art 🙂
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Angor Wat has been on my list for too long now!
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We have been twice and there is still much left to see.
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Excellent photo for this week Thanks for playing along.
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Thank you! I look forward to your contests.
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