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STICHED_4053 Panoramic taken before crossing the moat into Angkor Wat. You really need to click on "huge" to see this in full size - The sheer scale of Angkor Wat is mind blowing. |
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DSCF4071 23-Feb-2007 7:34pm Inside the outer courtyard. Angkor Wat has three levels. Inside the moat is a walled outer courtyard. In that is the inner courtyard, and within that the main temple itself. There are two smaller buildings on each side half-way up the main path. The craziest thing about Angkor Wat is not the scale measured in terms of geometrics, but in terms of the logistics of building it. Entire generations of slaves would have worked on it. The limiting factor in productivity was not stone (they ran short and had to haul it for miles by elephant), but in fact how much rice they could grow to feed the workers. The king responsible for Angkor Wat had introduced irrigation to the region so they could grow more rice crops per year, which helped production. Unfortunately he also had a bit of a complex - he was in the minority religion of the time, so he felt he had to legitimise his rule by building the biggest temples. Pity for him, they took 200 years to finish. Should have used weetbix instead of rice. |
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DSCF4072 23-Feb-2007 7:40pm In the outer courtyard, looking back at the entrance. |
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IMG_4072 23-Feb-2007 9:07am |
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DSCF4108 23-Feb-2007 9:06pm |
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DSCF4109 23-Feb-2007 9:20pm |
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DSCF4074 23-Feb-2007 7:49pm Entering the building surrounding the inner courtyard |
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DSCF4075 23-Feb-2007 7:50pm |
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DSCF4076 23-Feb-2007 7:51pm |
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DSCF4079 23-Feb-2007 7:52pm |
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DSCF4082 23-Feb-2007 7:54pm |
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DSCF4083 23-Feb-2007 7:56pm |
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DSCF4084 23-Feb-2007 7:58pm |
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DSCF4085 23-Feb-2007 8:00pm |
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DSCF4086 23-Feb-2007 8:01pm |
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IMG_4081 23-Feb-2007 9:22am |
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IMG_4082 23-Feb-2007 9:23am |
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IMG_4083 23-Feb-2007 9:24am The climb up to the high temple is insanely steep. |
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IMG_4084 23-Feb-2007 9:28am My brave wife :-) Actually, we saw one young lady in tears in fear of going back down. |
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DSCF4090 23-Feb-2007 8:10pm All worth it for the view though! |
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DSCF4087 23-Feb-2007 8:04pm |
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DSCF4088 23-Feb-2007 8:10pm |
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DSCF4111 23-Feb-2007 9:24pm |
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IMG_4142 24-Feb-2007 6:17am It's funny. Riding out here on our Tuk tuk the first day, I said "hey this river is much cleaner than the one near our hotel". I hadn't yet twigged this was the MOAT. Angkor Wat's moat is 3.6km long. It makes all other moats look like paddling pools! |
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DSCF4113 23-Feb-2007 9:42pm |
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