Touring the Temples of Angkor - Closing the Loop on a 15 Year Quest

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December 29th 2012

Published: January 26th 2013

29 Dec: Touring Angkor, Day One (note: There are a number of photos (111) associated with this entry. Believe me when I say this is just a fraction of the photos taken that day – e.g. you’re getting off easy, and getting only the highlights. Most have commentary immediately below the image, which will give a bit of an explanation of what you are looking at). I'll make a seperate post with ... Read Full Entry

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Donavin Wick

Call 2 Adventure

I wish I had discovered this blog years ago. I did the mass email update for my previous adventures (United States and Europe) and now have no online documentation to share with fellow travelers. To the chagrin of some friends and family wanderlust has struck again. I managed to stay focused for nearly a year and a half in a job related to my college education, however the desire to travel has grown strong again and can no longer be suppressed. I have secured a 12 month Visa for New Zealand and hope to document this adventure for posterity, or at least the life of the TravelBlog. Enj... full info

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Banteay Srei

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Banteay Srei: Timeline

Interesting the similarities between architecture being done at the same time in SE Asia and Central America in 800.

Bnteay Srei

East Gopura - entrance to the complex.

Banteay Srei: Gopura Detail Carvings

The delicacy of the decoration at this temple was impressive, especially considering that these are over a thousand years old!

Banteay Srei: Door Jamb carvings

Banteay Srei: Pediment Detail

Banteay Srei: Carving Detail

Vishnu in the form of the lion Narasimba ripping the chest of the king of asuras Hiranyakasipu.

Banteay Srei: View into the Central Complex

This is taken from a hole in the Laterite wall that forms the perimeter of the main temple complex enclosure.

Banteay Srei: Water Lilies i n the temple complex causeway

Banteay Srei: Gopura III East Entrance

Banteay Srei: Gopura III Carving Detail

Banteay Srei: Door Jamb Carvings

Banteay Srei: Mandapa and Central Shrine Guardians

Banteay Srei: Library

Banteay Srei: Library Detail

Banteay Srei: Central Shrine Complex

Banteay Srei: Central Shrine

Banteay Srei: Central Shrine Lintel

Banteay Srei: Closeup of Carving

The sandstone relief carvings of Banteay Srei are among the finest in all Khmer art, in invention, richness and execution. The pink sandstone, apart from being attractive in itself, is relatively hard, and has weathered only a little to retain the sharpness of the original work. The depth of the relief - some of the foliage is sculpted vitually in three dimensions - contributes to the interest of the decoration.

Banteay Srei: Pan Left Image #1

Banteay Srei: Centre Image #2

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