Preah Khan, Spring 2008
A lined pathway leading to Presat's Preah Khan. The hotel we stayed in at Siem Reap was named Preah Khan after this temple. |
Further down the pathway, closer to the entrance. |
Entrance at the end of the pathway. |
A small guardian sculpture near the bottom of a column. |
A large Naga balustrade that is being held by human figures. |
A close up of one of the guardians. |
A view to the side between two of the stones on the pathway. |
A well preserved Garuda on the wall by the entrance. |
A slightly closer view of the same Garuda. |
The profile of the Garuda. |
Closeup of the garuda's face. |
This is a carving of Brahma. |
A view of an entryway. |
A detail of the columns supporting the entryway. |
An Apsara. |
An Apsara in the wall. |
A closeup of the Apsara. |
Another doorway. |
Carvings above the doorway. |
A full view of one of the buildings. |
Cows were grazing near this building. |
An entrance flanked by two large guardian statues. |
A slightly closer view of the same entrance. |
A view of the carvings above the doorway. |
An Apsara. |
A guardian. |
A worn floral carving with a meditating figure. |
Looking across a wall. |
A worn boat carving above a door. |
Animals above a doorway. |
Stone pillars. |
More stone pillars. |
An area marked off limits for obvious reasons. |
Door post carvings. You can also see some shallow carvings on the walls around it. |
A repeating floral pattern, shallow, wall motif. Sort of like ancient wall paper (but a lot harder to put up). |
A nice Apsara in the wall. |
An Apsara tucked behind a pillar. |
A closer view of the same Apsara. |
A view from the main pathway. This temple had a lot of loose stones on the ground. |
Seated, meditating figures line a wall. |
An angled view of the seated figures. |
A narrow walkway between two close buildings. |
An Apsara. |
Another Apsara. |