Seeing the faces of God...or at least of a great king.
August 5th 2006 Angkor Thom
Angkor Thom is the great city of Angkor. It was built from 1181 to 1219 by Angkor’s greatest king, Jayavarman VII. There are five gates or entrances to the city. All of them have long roads that cross the man made moat that surrounds the city. On each side of the road there is a large snake that is held by 54 statues. On the right there are 54 demons and on the left there a
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