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Terraza de los Elefantes
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Laot
March 5, 2020
Flanking the entire east side of the Angkor Thom complex, lies the Terrace of the Elephants. It is an impressive two and a half-metre tall, 300-metre long terrace wall adorned with a well-preserved succession of elephant carvings that show these proud animals with their warriors in battle. Together with the full-size elephant statues, the carvings will give everyone the impression to be in the presence of the proud defenders and protectors of the once so powerful Khmer Empire. Guarding the stairwells of the terraces are masterfully carved three headed elephants, and dotted around the terrace are carvings of lion-headed warriors, Garuda, and guardian lions. Those who take a close look at the carvings, will even be able to see seven-headed horses. All these fantastical creatures show the influence of Hindu mythology. The Terrace of the Elephants, was constructed in part by Khmer King Jayavarman VII in the late 12th or early 13th century. It was then extended by his successors to what is now the grandest royal terrace in Cambodia. In the 13th century, a Chinese diplomat, Zhou Daguan, was sent by the emperor to Cambodia. According to his accounts, the terrace was once covered in wooden pavilions and golden-framed mirrors. Several festivals, games, processions and parades of the Khmer army used to take place in the courtyard below the terrace. The terrace was also used by the King to have audiences with his subjects.
Flanking the entire east side of the Angkor Thom complex, lies the Terrace of the Elephants. It is an impressive two and a half-metre tall, 300-metre long terrace wall adorned with a well-preserved succession of elephant carvings that show these proud animals with their warriors in battle. Together…
Kong
November 12, 2019
Terrace of the Elephants
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Krong Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province