East Mebon, Spring 2008

 


A lion watches over steps at East Mebon.

Another lion.

Coach standing on the steps between the two lions.

A wall missing its roof with towers in the background.

A doorway.

An elephant guards a corner.

Despite the fact that East Mebon itself wasn't in very good shape, many of the elephant statures were.

A closeup of the elephant's trunk and tusks.

A closer look at the face.

Looking over walls into other sections.

A doorway guarded by lions.

A carving over the doorway.

A wall.

A broader angle of the same wall.

Lone pillars.

An ornament protrudes from a wall, it almost looked like it could have been some kind of drainspout.

I'm not sure what animal it's supposed to be.

Looking up at a nice elephant that still has a lot of its ears.

A side view.

A 3/4 view.

The remains of an outer building in the complex.

Looking into what was once the inside.

Peering around a corner.

A crumbling wall.

A roof that is awkwardly balanced.

More pillars and old windows.

More ruins.

Looking through a window.

A wall.

A doorway carving with an elephant and meditating figure in the center.

Doorways.

Temple buildings.

A doorway carving.

Another doorway carving.

A carved doorway.

Looking around the tower.

Another doorway carving.

The doorway below the carving.

A doorway carving with many small figures.

Carving with the doorway below it.

Doorway carving with a lot of scrolling floral patterns.

Apsaras in the walls.

Another set of wall Apsaras.

Many carvings once adored this tower.