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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Angkor (deserted settlement), Siĕm Réab, Cambodiaen_US
dc.coverage.temporal1181-ca. 1220 (creation)en_US
dc.creatorunknown (Cambodian)en_US
dc.creatorJayavarman VIIen_US
dc.date1181-1225en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-19T16:15:07Z
dc.date.available2014-12-19T16:15:07Z
dc.date.issued1181-1225en_US
dc.identifier252933en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 2958en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/168543
dc.descriptionTerrace of the Elephants; the three-headed elephant Airavatta; The city of Angkor Thom ("Great Capital") in northern Cambodia, built by the Khmer rulers of Angkor between 1181 and ca. 1220, was the last and most magnificent of the royal cities at Angkor (also known as Yashodharapura). Surrounding the center of the city, which contained the state temple (the Bayon) and the king’s palace, were thick stone walls and a wide moat crossed by five causeways leading to five monumental gateways, each 23 m high. The gates have triple towers carved with four faces, thought to represent the Guardians of the Four Quarters. The city walls of Angkor Thom form an almost perfect square, with each side more than 3 km in length. The ramparts, built of laterite, are almost 8 m high. At each corner is a small temple called Prasat Chrung containing a stele recording the founding of the city. The 350 meter long Terrace of Elephants was used as a giant reviewing stand for public ceremonies; the middle section of the retaining wall of the terrace is decorated with human-size garuda and lions. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 4/22/2014)en_US
dc.format.mediumstone; laterite; sandstoneen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectureen_US
dc.subjectrulers and leadersen_US
dc.subjectAngkoreanen_US
dc.subjectKhmer (general)en_US
dc.titleAngkor Thom [site]en_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A2-CB-AT-B03en_US
vra.culturalContextCambodianen_US
vra.techniquecarving (processes), construction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypehistoric siteen_US
vra.worktypecapital cityen_US
dc.contributor.displayJayavarman VII (Cambodian ruler, ca. 1120-ca. 1215 ); unknown (Cambodian)en_US


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