KOPPELQUESTS - Photo Gallery

3/10/2004

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Students working at the stone sculpture school that we visited today
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Our first Cambodian lunch - a variety of stir fried vegetables and meats, a baked fish and some fish soup. This is a place where the locals in Siem Reap eat, and our total bill (including 2 lunches for our guide and driver) came to a total of $8.00!
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Sculptures of demons lining the entry to one of the gates of Angkor Thum
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A close-up of one of the demons. Most of these have been extensively damaged by war.
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The entry gate into Angkor Thum (which means "large capital"). Note the Buddha faces carved into the towers - these appear in all the towers inside Angkor Thum.
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A side view of one of the entry towers. This gives a good perspective of the Buddha face.
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A pick-up truck full of monks on their way into Angkor Thum.
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The Bayon Temple inside Angkor Thum
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Another view of the Bayon Temple
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One of the many bas-reliefs that we saw today. These all depict various elements of Khmer life in the 12th Century, and have been important sources of information for researchers.
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This shows the Khmer people at war
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This shows King Jayavarman VII (builder of Angkor Thum) on top of an elephant
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Inside the Bayon Temple