Ancient ruins
Angkor Thom
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Suk
October 13, 2019
An easy mistake made by many visitors to Cambodia, is that Angkor Thom is “another temple”. It’s not, it’s a whole city. “Angkor” means “city” and “Thom” means big – so the clue is in the name: Angkor Thom refers to what once was a great Khmer city and includes a whole host of temples and sites of historical interest. 5 facts about Angkor Thom 1. Angkor Thom site is 10sq km in size. 2. There are 216 faces on the Bayon temple. 3. Baphuon temple in Angkor Thom became one of the world’s largest jigsaw puzzles when the records from the carefully mapped pieces that had been taken apart were destroyed during the Khmer Rouge. Archaeologists were left with a lot of stones on the ground and only their best guess as to where they might all go. 4. Ta Prohm is not the only temple to feature in Tomb Raider. The east gate of Angkor Thom made an appearance as well. 5. The Angkor Thom gates would have originally been closed with wooden doors.
An easy mistake made by many visitors to Cambodia, is that Angkor Thom is “another temple”. It’s not, it’s a whole city. “Angkor” means “city” and “Thom” means big – so the clue is in the name: Angkor Thom refers to what once was a great Khmer city and includes a whole host of temples and sites of h…
Kouchan
May 7, 2018
A vast group of remains that will make you feel tripping in a parallel universe. 異世界へ迷い込んだと錯覚するほどの広大な遺跡群。スケールが違います。
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