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Angkor Thom (Bayon)
Cambodia is heart people, sea, sun, travel and many-many beautiful places. The Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences. The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and massive stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak. The temple is known also for two impressive sets of bas-reliefs, which present an unusual combination of mythological, historical, and mundane scenes. The main current conservatory body, the JSA, has described the temple as "the most striking expression of the 'baroque' style" of Khmer architecture, as contrasted with the 'classical' style of Angkor Wat.
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The Bayon was the last state temple to be built at Angkor, and the only one to be built primarily as a Mahayana Buddhist temple dedicated to the Buddha, though a great number of minor and local deities were also encompassed as representatives of the various districts and cities of the realm. It was the centrepiece of Jayavarman VII's massive program of monumental construction and public works, which was also respsonsible for the walls and naga-bridges of Angkor Thom and the temples of Preah Khan, Ta Prohm and Banteay Kdei.
The similarity of the 200 or so gigantic faces on the temple's towers to other statues of the king has led many scholars to the conclusion that the faces are representations of Jayavarman VII himself. Others have said that the faces belong to the bodhisattva of compassion called Avalokitesvara or Lokesvara. The two hypotheses need not be regarded as mutually exclusive. Angkor scholar George Coedes has theorized that Jayavarman stood squarely in the tradition of the Khmer monarchs in thinking of himself as a "devaraja" (god-king), the salient difference being that while his predecessors were Hindus and regarded themselves as consubstantial with Shiva and his symbol the lingam, Jayavarman as a Buddhist identified himself with the Buddha and the bodhisattva.
Angkor Wat Cambodia
Angkor Wat is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built for King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. The largest and best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation—first Hindu, dedicated to Vishnu, then Buddha. The temple is the epitome of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag, and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors.
Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple mountain and the later galleried temples. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the gods in Hindu mythology: within a moat and an outer wall 3.6 km (2.2 miles) long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Angkor Wat is oriented to the west; scholars are divided as to the significance of this. The temple is admired for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture, its extensive bas-reliefs and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls.
Cambodia - without exaggeration the most surprising country of southeast Asia, probably, even all Asia will draw many. Uniqueness of Kingdom Cambodia consists that is the far-away country in the cultural plan from a western civilisation. Khmers let do not take offence at such formulation for each country, each culture should go the unique way and at Cambodia it turns out is better, in comparison with magnificent Thailand, hot Vietnam, slow opium Laos and the closed Burma.
In Cambodia for the present it is easily possible to meet people who never watched TV and never drank, at all do not consider it as poverty or backwardness, simply people go the way, store the culture. In this unique country there is no word carear people very kind, sympathetic and friendly. If you decide to visit Cambodia necessarily try to communicate to simple people on simple household themes and universal questions of love, friendship, happiness and you will understand, why Asia and Asians name wise. With confidence I can declare that all Asians possess congenital wisdom and khmers (a radical nationality in Cambodia) are not an exception. In Cambodia very low crime rate, however is available the tendency to growth in connection with growth of quantity of tourists and an urbanization.
CAMBODIA TRAVEL.Certainly the new young generation cannot live without the TV any more on which there is a glamour and an urbanization, and Cambodia spoils very fast rates, therefore hurry. The most civilised, from the point of view young tourist, the city of Cambodia, is Siem Riep as it is the big tourist's zone in which have a little pressed down original khmer кульуру, to please for tourists and have started to prepare a pizza and hamburgers which they (khmer) understand nothing, and here rice with boiled vegetables, meat and a hot pepper at them is matchless, at the same time Siem Riep has not lost the characteristic khmer architecture combining simplicity and a practicality in the Asian severe climate, especially during a season of torrential rains when water in a city rises usually to one metre in the moment, but then quickly somewhere flows away. The conditional urbanization of Siem Riepa is not connected at all with a surprising unique temple complex Angkor - it is matchless and magnificent. Two temples of Angkor Vat and Bajon very strongly differ from all other temples of Angkora quality of a building material. The difference as a material - an insuperable CHASM, official historians tell its difference in dates of constructions, Angkor Vat and Bajon is much more senior the followers. All late temples are unequivocally constructed by a human civilisation for they are very simple, Angkor Wat is similar to a riddle of the Egyptian pyramids. Being in Angkor to Cotton wool and to Bajone there is a sensation that this construction was created not by technologies accessible to the modern person. Multiton stones are squared with fantastic accuracy, in building as cement or other fastening solutions was not used. This riddle still should be solved to mankind.
The kingdom Cambodia settles down in South East Asia on peninsula Indochina. Cambodia borders on Vietnam, Laos , Thailand and from the West is washed by waters of gulf of Siam. The area of Cambodia makes 181,05 thousand sq. kilometres, the population of Cambodia makes 13,8 million persons, 89 % of the population khmers make, 6 % Chineses, 1 % Vietnameses, the others belong to the various people, nationalities and other ethnic groups of Cambodia.
Cambodia Capital, The largest city of Cambodia and as the economic centre of Cambodia is Pnom-Penh, more than 1 million persons in a city and suburbs of Pnom-Penh. Other big cities of Cambodia - Siem Riep, Sihanoukville, Battambang, Prejveng. The Urban population in Cambodia makes 14 %, rural - 86 %. The highest mountain in Cambodia - mountain Oral - 1814 metres above sea level. An official language in Cambodia - khmer language, the most widespread religion - the Buddhism, bank notes are called as Riel.
Cambodia beaches. Cambodia possesses unique beaches with natural white sand. At Cambodia it is a lot of islands and at desire it is possible to organise independently there unforgettable rest. Beaches of Sihanoukville and the Cambodian islands - will handicap Maldives, Bali and other exotic
Cambodia Weather. 75 % of territory of Cambodia are covered by impassable tropical jungle. A river Mekong and lake Tonle Sap valley (In transfer with khmer Great lake) possess fertile soils for cultivation of rice and other tropical cultures. The climate in Cambodia tropical muson, a season of rains begins in April and lasts to the middle of November, this period is characterised by a heat to 36-38 degrees on Celsius in the afternoon and strong rains which basically go at night, but there are also week monsoons. During a season of rains in Cambodia it is a lot of mosquitoes which perish with approach of a dry season. Mosquitol in Cambodia - the best friend of the tourist. The dry season in Cambodia begins since November and lasted till April and is characterised by softer temperature in the afternoon. The mid-annual norm of an atmospheric precipitation in Cambodia makes from 1500 mm in the central areas and reaches to 6000 on suburbs and mountain areas. Mid-annual temperature in Cambodia of +28 degrees on Celsius, the coldest months - December and January, the hottest and rainy - the second part of April and May.
King of CambodiaNorodom Siamoni the son of King Norodoma Sianuka and Queen Moniat was born on May, 14th, 1953 in Pnom-Penh.
Cambodia Rivers.Cambodia from the north on the south is crossed by the greatest river of peninsula Indochina - Mekong which flows from Tibet to the South Chinese sea. A current of Mekong in Cambodia very slow because of small difference of heights. During time summer - autumn мусонов Mekong overflows banks and postpones silt on fields which are sowed subsequently with fig. Mekong - the navigable river, vessels can go through the South Chinese sea up to most Phnom Penh.
To the southwest from the Cambodian plain it is located by a plateau of Damrej (a ridge of Elephant), on the West the system of slopes growen was stretched by dense wood of the mountains Kravan ("Kardamonovyh") reaching heights of 1813 m (peak of Oral). In the north, along border with Thailand, the ridge of Dangrek turned towards the Cambodian territory by a ledge is stretched, and in the east of the country hills My, leaving in limits of southern Vietnam rise. In the country there are also gold deposits, jewels, phosphorites, black amber.
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If you wish to see the present khmer culture necessarily go to capital of Cambodia Pnom-Penh, beach Sihanoukville, provincial Kampot.
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