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Angor Wat in the afternoon
At the end of rainy season, water fullfilled everywhere. In the pool the towers of Angkor Wat reflexts clearly like mirror.. |
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Sunrise at Angkor
At the end of the rainy season November the wather is beautiful the sun rises warmly and shines brightly just aftere the rain the night before... |
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Angkor WAt
Early in the morning visitors rush to Angkor Wat to see sunrise, most of the time it's really worth to be there this time of the day... |
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Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat comprises the land of 200 hecres. From the main gate west entrance to the main structure is 350 metres.. |
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Angkor Wat
This is one of the photos I took from helicopter. It is amazing flight of 12 minutes that we could see many temples inside the Angkor National Park, especially Angkor Wat. |
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Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat is a kind of Temple-Mountain, it's built in shape of the mountain or pyramid of 3 tiers, each has 10 steps, 15steps and 35steps and it is steep 45 or70 degrees |
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Angkor Wat
The gallery surrounding the pool inside the temple. In the past water in the pool used for purification, blessing.. |
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Angkor Wat
The temples Angkor Wat is a human master arts. It was made of stone and decorated the sculptures, bas-reliiefs, figures of Apsaras ( angels)... there are 1800 Apsaras in this temple. |
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Angkor Thom
South gate of Angkor becomes the main etrance for visitor to go into the city.It is a wonderful building decorated with 4 faces of Buddha on the top, two rows of giant figures Gods and Demon on both side of the way. |
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Bayon temple
After entering the city about 1500m visitors will be surprised by the Bayon temple of 49 towers, each towers has 4faces. The temple is located right in the middle of the Angkor Thom. |
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Bayon
The picture of the temple Bayon fron the east side that is the principal entrance. It is beautiful in the morning, the grey sandstones the green trees and the clear blue sky... |
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Preah Khan
This is the south gate of Preah Khan, it is resting in the jungle for years, the WMF and government have just cleared the way to get there. It is completely ruined by the nature. |
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Beng Melea
The temple is in the remote area near the stone quarry Phnom Kulen, it is about 70km northeast of Siem Reap town. The temple has been foun and left untouched by the archeologist. it is a real ruin in the jungle. |
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Angkor Thom
These are figures of the Gods at the south gate of city Angkor Thom. There are 54 figures of Gods and 54 figures of Demons. |
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Ta Prohm
Ta Prohm is one of the Buddhist monasteries built by King Jayvarman VII. It was left unrestored. It became more famous after the movie 'Tomb Raider' of Angelina Jollie. |
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Beng Melea
Beng Melea is very ruined, The whole structure have fallen down, collapsed and overgrown. |
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Beng Melea
Gallery of the temple Beng Melea surrounded by the forest. |
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Beng Melea
One of the Libraries in the north side of the temple. trees are growing on the building very green. |
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Beng Melea
The top gallery of temple had fallen down and trees vegetations are growing on it. |
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Banteay Srei
The small Huidu temple in the 10th century, it was built out of pink sandstones that is the best quality stone of all contructions, the temple were very-well carved, and remaining intact. |
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Banteay Srei
This is the head of Naga on the corner of the pediment, it is elaborate sculpture. |
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Banteay Srei
The building that is known as library of the temple. it is very good structure. |
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Banteay Srei
The figure of the God Shiva and His consort Pavarti are sitting on the sacret Bull Nandi.it is a very fine sculpture. |
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Banteay Srei
Two elephants are holding pots of holy water and pour onto Laksmi, for the purification before she marry Vishnu. |
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Ta Prohm
the famous temple which is in the jungle, it is the most popular view of the tree in this temple, it is the movie spot of Tomb Raider. |
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Ta Prohm
Tree root looks like the big serpent that is resting on the roof of the gallery. |
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Ta Prohm
The big Spung tree is growing on the gallery. the tree is more than 300 years old. |
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Ta Prohm
Apsara face is sticking out of the root, the rest of the sculpture is covered, it is amazing image, this angel is living, she is breathing out of the tree. |
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Ta Prohm
The root looks like a human body, from the waist to the leg. |
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The Great Lake Tonle Sap
Tonle Sap (fresh water lake) is the biggest lake in southeast Asia, its size is between 3000square kilometres to 10000 square kilometres. People are living on the water for fishing. |
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Floating Village
The floating village is a community of fishmen, they always live there on the boats bamboo rafts, floating oil tins. |
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Tonle Sap
The view overlooks from the top of Phnom Krom, it is in the rainy season when the water is about 8-12 metres deep and speading flood around the lake. |
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Tonle Sap
Floating village, children are going to school together on one boat. People always travel by boat all the time from their houses to the land. |
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Buddhist Monastery
Most Cambodian people are Buddhist, there are pagodas everywhere in the whole country. This pagoda is near the lake and surrounded by the water in the rainy season. |
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Ta Prohm
The figure looks like a Dinosor, found in the Ta Prohm temple. |
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Bayon
The bas-reliefs on the wall of the fallen gallery. it is a playtime of a family, the parents are playing with their kids. |
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Bayon
Bas-reliefs of everyday life, people are fighting the wild pigs and gambling. |
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Bayon
People are cooking pig for the party.. |
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Bayon
People are fighting the cock, and betting. Cock fight is very popular in Cambodia. |
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