BOEUNG MEALEA SIEM REAB

BOEUNG MEALEA TEMPLE

Welcom to Boeung mealea temple in siem reab province Cambodia we called Kingdom of wonder. Its name means "lotus pond" is a temple in the Angkor Wat period located 40 km east of the main group of temples at Angkor, Cambodia, on the ancient royal highway to Preah Khan Kompong Svay.It is s temple in the Angkor wat style and it located 77 kilometers from Siem rieb province by road. It is the largely unrested, with trees and thick brush thriving ad midst it towers and courtyards and many of its stone lying in great heaps.For years it was dificult to reach, but a road recently built to the temple complex of koh ker passes Boeung mealea and more visitor are coming to the side.

THE TREES GROW ON THE TEMPLE 

The temple was built during the reign of king duriyavoroman 2 in the early 12th century.Smaller in size than Angkor wat ,the king's main mountain, Beng mealea nonetheess ranks among the Khmer empire's larger temples. Its primary materials is sandstone. Surrounded by moats, it is oriented toward the east but has entrance ways from the other three cardinal direction. the basic lay out is three enclosing galleries around a central sanctuary.Structure known as libraries lie to the right and left of the avenue that leads in from the east. there is extensive carving of scenes from hindu mythology,including the churning of the sea of milk and Vishnu being borne by the bird god Garuda.Causeways have long balustrades formed by bodies of the seven headed Naga serpent.It was built mostly of sandstone: Beng Mealea is only 7 km far from the angkorian sandstone quarries of Phnom Kulen, as the crow flies. Presumably sandstone blocks used for Angkor were transported along artificial water canals and passed from here.Despite of lack of information, the quality of architecture and decorations has drawn the attention of French scholars just from its discovery.Most of people visit that temple are khmer people and foreigner.

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THE ROLUOS GROUP TEMPLE

THE ROLUOS GROUP TEMPLE

The Roluos group temple is located in Siem reab province at Angkor side Cambodai.Roluos is a Cambodian modern small town and an archaeological site about 13 km east of Siem Reap along NH6. Once it was the seat of Hariharalaya,[1]:98 first capital of Khmer Empire north of Tonlé Sap (as the first capital in the strict sense of the term could have been Indrapura, identifiable with Banteay Prey Nokor[2]).At present it is composed by three major temples: Bakong, Lolei, and Preah Ko, along with tiny Prasat Prei Monti. At both Bakong and Lolei there are contemporary Theravada Buddhist monasteries.The building here are among the oldest to be found in the area. It is believed that the Capital was founded here before it moved to the area near Phnom bakheng and (much later)Angkor Thom.

The layout of prah ko consist of four enclosing walls from which only parts of the inner two of the entrance tower remain. The six towers of the central sanctuary are built from brick with sandstone lintels and balusters. The tower were originally covered with a light scsoloured plaster of which little remains today.The lintels (the large stone above the doors) are beautifully carved.

THE SMALL TEMPLE OF ROLUOS GROUP

In 1997 restoration of prah ko was undertaken. This will probably last until 1999.A little north of prah ko and the Bakong you can find the small temple of Lolie. It consists of four towers in a declining state . As the brick is relatively soft plants flourish on them.Still a miracle that they stand after a thousand years of wind and weather.The temple  originally was an island in the middle of the Baray (water basin)some 3800 by 800 meter, now dry at some part.Among the "Roluos Group" of temples there are some of the earliest permanent structures built by Khmer. They mark the beginning of classical period of Khmer civilization, dating from the late 9th century. Some were totally built with bricks, others partially with laterite or sandstone (the first large angkorian temple built with sandstone was possibly Ta Keo.The roluos group it has a lot of temple and has a lot of people visit and most of them are foreigner.

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TA PHROM TEMPLE

TA PHROM TEMPLE SIEM RIEB

TA PHROM temple is the modern name of today located in siem reab province Cambodai that have a lot of people go for visiting at those temple it built in Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries  and originally called RAJAVIHARA of Cambodai.

Ta Prohm temple is located about 1 kilometers east of the Victory Gate, southeast of Ta Keo temple. Its rampart is near the northwest corner of the rampart of Banteay Kdey temple. The temple was built in AD 1186 by King Jayavarman VII, dedicating to his mother.

Shrouded in jungle, Ta Prohm temple is ethereal in aspect and conjures up a romantic aura. Trunks of trees twist amongst stone pillars. Fig, Bayan and kapok trees spread their gigantic roots over, under and in between the stone, robbing walls and terraces apart, as their branches and leaves intertwine to form a roof above the structures.

The Sanskrit inscription on stone tells something about its size and function. Ta Prohm owned 3,140 villages. It took 79,36 people to maintain the temple including 18 high priests, 2,740 officials, 2,202 assistants and 615 dances. Among the property belonging to the temple was set of golden dishes weighing more than 500 kilograms, 35 diamonds, 40,620 pearls, 4,540 precious stones, 876 veils from China, 512 silk beds and 523 parasols.

BIG TREE GROW ON THE TEMPLE 

The monastic complex of Ta Prohm is a series of long, low building standing on one level connected with passages and concentric galleries framing the main sanctuary.

A rectangular, lat rite wall, which is 700 by 1,000 meters enclose the entire complex. The east entrance is signaled by a gopura in the outer rampart of the temple. There is a sandstone just north of gopura known as the Hall of Dancers which is distinguished by large, square pillars. The central of sanctuary itself is easy to miss and stand out because of it absence of decoration.

The stone has been hammered, possibly to prepare it for covering stucco and gilding, which has since fallen off. This accounts for the plainness of the walls of this important shrine. Evenly spaced hole on the inner walls of the central sanctuary suggest they were originally covered with metal sheets.Ta phrom temple is the big city in siem reab Angkor wat from the long years ago now day that place have a lot of people go for visiting and the Khmer people live at there they can earn money for their living.Please have a good trip to Ta phrom temple together.

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EAST AND WEST MEBON TEMPLE IN SIEM RIEB ANGKOR WAT

EAST AND WEST MEBON TEMPLE

East mebon temple is located in siem rieb province in Cambodai is about 500 meters northeast of pre rup temple.the temple was built in AD 952 by king rajendravarman.the temple is similar to pre rup in plan,construction and decoration.A major difference,however,is that the East mebon once stood on a small island in the middle of yasodharataka(the east Baray).

the only access was by boat to one of the four landing platforms,situated at the mid points on each of the four sides of the temple.The decoration on the lintels of the temple is superior in quality of workmanship and composition to that of Pre Rup temple.The motifs on the false doors, with small mythical figures frolic king amongst foliage, are particularly fine.The sculptor at the east Mebon temple is varied and exceptional, including two meters high free standing stone elephant at the corner of the first and second tiers.Religious scenes include the god indra atop his three headed elephant Airavata ,and Shiva on his mount,the sacred bull Nandi.Caving on lintels is particularly elegant.Est Mebon in siem rieb near Angkor wat Cambodai.

WEST MEBON TEMPLE

West Mebon temple is a temple in Angkor,Cambodai located of the west Baray,the largest reservoir of the Angkor area.The temple's date of construction is not know,but evidence saddest the 11th Century during the reign of king Suryavaraman 1and Udayadityavaraman.This temple is dedicating to vishnu Bramanism.it was originally surrounded by square rampart with three square,sand stone gopuras and a sanctuary on one level crowned with a lotus.Most tower have collapsed,but the three one the east side are reasonably intact.A sandstone platform at the center is linked to a causeway of late rite and sandstone that lade to the east.the side of the tower are carved with lively animals set in small squares,a type of decoration found also at the Bapoun temple.Siem rieb province have a lot of temple the special is Angkor wat temple that has 7 million people in a year.

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