JWG (jwg) wrote,
JWG
jwg

Siem Reap - the Ruluos group

Siem Reap is the center of a region containing a huge amount of temples. Most notable is Angkor Wat which we visited a couple of days later. Our first morning there we visited several of the Ruluos Group  including Preah Ko and Bakong. These are some of the earliest Khmer temples (hindu) built in the 9th century out of sandstone and mark the beginning of Khmer classical art. They;ve been converted to Buddha temples. There were often lions to be seen guarding the place, but also some oxen. Some of these structures are in the process of being restored. Also there was a lovely active monastery.

Click here for slide show:


A video to get the sense of the temple site.
Tags: asia2013, cambodia, travel
Subscribe

  • Baseball

    When I was a kid I was a Yankees fan - I lived in NYC. My father was a NY Giants fan. We occasionally listened to games on the radio and I went with…

  • Where we slept in 2020

    In our two houses in Cambridge and Gloucester Morgan Hotel in London Bannister Hotel in Johannesburg Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town Courtyard Hotel…

  • Southern Africa Trip recap

    It's hard to believe that it was 5 months ago when we returned from our Southern Africa trip. It was a Road Scholars trip, our first one, with a…

  • Post a new comment

    Error

    Anonymous comments are disabled in this journal

    switch
    default userpic

    Your reply will be screened

    Your IP address will be recorded 

    Help
  • 3 comments