ANGKOR WAT TEMPLE

ANGKOR WAT was listed in World Wonder List

Angkor Wat in the state of unsurpassed beauty and preservation. To show the power and the glory and majesty of his wealthy pharaohs, art such as this Taj Mahal, Shah Jahan, exceeds the impression that a large cone angle difference. Angkor Wat is approximately 6 kilometers south of Angkor Thom (four miles) north of the city, is located. Angkor Wat temple entrance and exit can be accessed only from the west gate.
Century Angkor Wat, 12 (113-5BC) was built in the first half. Time has estimated the construction of the temple dedicated to Vishnu Surya (the Hindu) Apply 2 years old 30 years replica of Angkor art style.
Background

Angkor Wat is a masterpiece of the largest and most well-preserved architectural monuments of Angkor. Fully making it one of the best sex world, configuration, proportion and balance in relief sculpture.
Angkor Wat is the name of the 16th century, most of the Khmer Theravada Buddhist monument is, when you can be added to the "Encore" Temple (French spelling "VAT"). The capital was moved to Phnom Penh to 1432, then, Angkor Wat has been done by the Buddhist monks.
Angkor Wat is generally recognized that the trip was for employees and west oriented burial Surya Bar II only to adjust the symbol of the sunset and death. Bath has been designed to show the feature on the left to support the funeral rituals of the Hindu right.
Layout

This is difficult because of the great Angkor Wat plan to handle the house. Beauty and distract one's attention on the complexity and charm. As long causeway connecting the center, but close to the level of Angkor Wat remote possibility of a huge mass of stone, it's high tower, the stairs to different levels connected by a covered gallery, a series of chambers terrace and courtyard.
Angkor Wat temple height from the ground to the top of the central tower more than may appear: 213m (699 feet), under rectangular or square (1-3), respectively lower and higher progress and four won only start at the border.
Galleries are closed the first and second series of limitations. The third level of support, one in four of five towers in the middle of the corner, this is the most prominent architectural feature of the Angkor Wat temple. This arrangement is sometimes called quincunx. Graduate level is raised to give a conical tower over the other near the top row of pink in points.

Some architectural lines mimic the lotus-shaped monument standing in the form of a flower bud. In order to increase the eye is drawn to the left and right horizontal level and the tower height. Angkor Wat ingenious plan can be a five-tower at a specific angle. They are at the door, for example, can not be viewed. Most of the structure and the shape of the cross page. , Visitors are familiar with the layout and this should be the dominant planning on page 86. Archway on the slopes of the gallery space, and the alley is a symbol of Angkor Wat. In the street it looks like a series of long, narrow mountain but silence him. It is a beautiful stone roof arranged in a square. The scope of the tile is set as the final line of the roof tile to the right.
Culminated in tympanums decorated with elaborate frame this project. Measure provides access to all levels. 1920 Helen Churchill Candee will visit Angkor benefits outweigh the founder of structural thought his purpose.
Step environments purity can be produced at Angkor Wat itdayi forced to stop interfering create beautiful, he must learn to recognize familiar wrote repetitive elements of the architecture for the construction of Angkor Wat visitors. Curved roof pillars gallery, a cross-shaped plan and towers tympanums step occurs repeatedly.
The determination means is a combination of two or more high aspect. This array is used to connect different parts of the monument. The roofs are often layered to add height or length dimensions. These limits are copies of the central tower stands this small gallery and a tent is repeated. The length of the sidewalk at the entrance happens again on the other side of the tent.