Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat "City/Capital of Temples" is a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex. Located on a site measuring 162.6 hectares within the ancient Khmer capital city of Angkor, it is considered the largest religious structure in the world by Guinness World Records. Originally constructed in 1150 CE as a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Vishnu, it was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the century.
Angkor Wat was built at the behest of the Khmer king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yaśodharapura (present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple-mountain and the later galleried temple. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology and is surrounded by a moat more than 5 km. Enclosed within an outer wall 3.6 kilometres long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Angkor Wat is oriented to the West.
The temple is restored in the 20th century with various international agencies involved in the project. The temple is admired for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture, its extensive bas-reliefs and devatas adorning its walls. The Angkor area was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. It is regarded as one of the best examples of Khmer architecture and a symbol of Cambodia, depicted as a part of the Cambodian national flag.
The Angkor Wat is a major tourist attraction and attracts more than 2.5 million visitors every year.
Angkor Wat
Angkor Vat "Grad / glavni grad hramova") je hinduističko-budistički hramski kompleks. Nalazi se na lokaciji veličine 162,6 hektara u drevnom kmerskom glavnom gradu Angkoru, smatra se najvećom religioznom gradjevinom na svetu prema Guinnessovoj knjizi rekorda. Prvobitno izgrađen 1150. godine kao hinduistički hram posvećen božanstvu Višnuu, postepeno je pretvoren u budistički hram krajem veka.
Angkor Vat je izgrađen po nalogu kmerskog kralja Suriavarmana II početkom 12. veka u Iaśodharapura (današnji Angkor), glavnom gradu Kmerskog carstva, kao njegov državni hram i eventualni mauzolej. Angkor Vat kombinuje dva osnovna plana kmerske hramske arhitekture: hram-planina i kasniji galerijski hram. Dizajniran je da predstavlja planinu Meru, dom deva u hinduističkoj mitologiji i okružen je jarkom dužim od 5 km. U spoljnem zidu dugom 3,6 kilometara nalaze se tri pravougaone galerije, od kojih je svaka podignuta iznad sledeće. U središtu hrama stoji kvinkunks kula. Za razliku od većine angkorskih hramova, Angkor Vat je orijentisan na zapad.
Hram je obnovljen u 20. veku od strane vise medjunarodnih agencija.
Hram izaziva divljenje zbog svoje velicanstvenosti i harmonije arhitekture, njegovih ogromnih bareljefa i bozanstava koje krase njegove zidove. Područje Angkor je proglašeno UNESCO-vom svetskom baštinom 1992. godine. Smatra se jednim od najboljih primera kmerske arhitekture i simbolom Kambodže, prikazanim na nacionalnoj zastavi Kamodze.
Angkor Vat je glavna turistička atrakcija Kambodze i privlači više od 2,5 miliona posetilaca svake godine.
Ta Prohm Temple
Ta Prohm is the modern name of a temple near the city of Siem Reap, approximately one kilometre east of Angkor Thom. It was built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th century and early 13th century and was originally called Rajavihara. It was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and center of learning dedicated to his mother.
The temple was built without mortar and, after it was abandoned, trees took root in the loosened stones. The trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings have made it one of the most popular temples with visitors to the area.
It has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1992.
Ta Prohm Temple
Ta Prohm je moderno ime hrama u blizini grada Siem Reap, oko jedan kilometar istočno od Angkor Thoma. Izgrađen je u Baion stilu uglavnom u kasnom 12. veku i početkom 13. veka i prvobitno se zvao Rajavihara. Osnovao ga je kmerski kralj Jaiavarman VII kao budistički manastir Mahajane i centar učenja posvećen njegovoj majci.
Hram je izgrađen bez maltera i, nakon što je napušten, drveće se ukorenilo u opuštenom kamenju. Ta Prohm je relativno netaknut otkako je otkriven i zadržava mnogo svoje misterije, i najpoznatiji od svih hramova na ravnici Angkor.
Nalazi se na UNESCO-voj listi svetske baštine od 1992. godine.
Angkor Thom
Angkor Thom; meaning "Great City"), located in present-day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer Empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII.
It covers an area of 9 km², within which are located several monuments from earlier eras as well as those established by Jayavarman and his successors. At the centre of the city is Jayavarman's state temple, the Bayon, with the other major sites clustered around the Victory Square immediately to the north. The site is one of the major tourist attractions of Southeast Asia.
Angkor Thom
Angkor Thom; ("Veliki grad"), nalazi se u današnjoj Kambodži, bio je poslednji i najtrajniji glavni grad Kmerskog carstva. Osnovan je krajem dvanaestog veka od strane kralja Jaiavarmana VII.
Prostire se na površini od 9 km², u okviru cega se nalazi nekoliko spomenika iz ranijih epoha, kao i onih koje su osnovali Jaiavarman i njegovi naslednici. U centru grada je Jaiavarmanov državni hram, Baion, sa ostalim glavnim lokacijama grupisanim oko Trga pobede na severu. Lokacija je jedna od glavnih turističkih atrakcija jugoistočne Azije.
