ANGKOR WAT

Fabulous, how this temple was constructed and detailed is really beyond anyone's imagination.

Giant stone lion and Naga leading to the sandstone causeway.

Naga and headless Lion.

Sandstone Causeway crossing the moat.

The Angkor Wat moat.

The 3 tower entry gate.

Balustrade with serpent head..

The moat with the entrance gate terrace on the left.

Entry tower.

The collapsed roof of the entry tower. 

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Restoration tarpaulin mar lakeview of the central Angkor Wat towers.

Apsaras carved on columns.

One of the libraries

Scences from the Galleries of Bas-reliefs.

Level 2

Level 2.

One of the main towers.

Apsaras on the 2 level courtyard.

The heads of these apsaras seem to leaning their right.



Fig trees taking root on one tower.



Looking down from the 3rd level.

Looking down from the 3rd level.

Central courtyard of the highest level.

Looking down from the 3rd level.

Stairs to the 3rd level.



TA PROHM, TERRACES OF ELEPHANTS, LEPER KING, AND BAKHENG HILL

LESS KNOWN BUT EQUALLY BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE.

Restored entry tower fastened with steel cables.

Restored laterite stone perimeter wall. 

Unusual looking tree on the way to Ta Prom

Fallen stone blocks awaiting restoration.

Large fig tree root system holding together stone wall.

Inner enclosure entrance.

More stone blocks awaiting restoration.

The fig tree is left as it is to conjure a romantic aura as when the first explorers found the place.

The restorer's dilemma, disposing off the trees will cause the collapse of the monuments.

Entrance to the inner courtyards.

Collapsed roof of one tower.

Root system holding together the blocks. Steel scaffolds is also used to prop up both.

One of the few stone lintels still in its original position.

These stone blocks are the restorers' jigsaw puzzle.

Arguably the most photographed fig tree in Cambodia.

A minor temple at Ta Prohm

Terrace of the Elephants

Terrace of the Leper King.

Temple on the higher level. Bakheng Hill.

Towers on lower level.

Restoration work is still ongoing.

Angkor Wat can be seen in the far distance.