Saturday, December 27, 2014

ELEPHANT TERRACE IN SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA IS PART OF THE WALLED CITY OF ANGKOR THOM AND USED AS GIANT VIEWING PLATFORM BY KING JAYAVARMAN VII TO VIEW PARADES, CEREMONIES AND IMPORTANT CELEBRATIONS. BUILT IN THE 12TH CENTURY, ONLY THE FOUNDATIONS REMAIN SUPPORTED BY CARVED STONE---YOU GUESS IT---ELEPHANTS

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 THE TERRACE OF ELEPHANTS IS 350 METRES LONG
 THE ELEPHANTS ARE SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN LIFE-SIZED
 DATO KEE HUA CHEE IS AS TALL AS AN ELEPHANT!
 THE FAMOUS WALL OF CARVED ELEPHANTS
 AMAZING FRIEZES
 VANTAGE PLATFORM

 KING JAYAVARMAN VII ON ELEPHANT


 DATO KEE HUA CHEE


 SILHOUETTE OF ELEPHANT

 STATELY STAIRCASE
 FIT FOR A KING
 DATO KEE HUA CHEE STRIKES A POSE

 GARUDA THE WINGED DEITY HOLDING THE PLATFORM 

 DATO KEE HUA CHEE AND GARUDAS

 GARUDA IS THE HINDU BIRD GOD AND STEED OF VISHNU


 LION
 SNARLING LION
 GARUDA WITH BEAK




 ON THE TERRACE OF THE ELEPHANTS
 GOOD SWEEPING VIEW



 THIS IS NEW GUARDIAN LION




 HAPPY



 TERRACE OF ELEPHANTS
 FROM HERE THE ANCIENT KINGS COULD VIEW PARADES



 STILL STRIKING


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