Well, we had finally arrived at Angkor Wat itself – it was only about 2pm, but had already been a long day. Angkor Wat (Angkor means city, Wat means temple) is a square moat surrounding a square wall. Inside the wall is a long causeway that leads from the outside of the moat through the wall, past 2 libraries and to the temple proper. The temple proper is a large square corridor with all those carvings along the inside wall, containing 3 taller layers inside, each layer being essentially a square corridor and some towers on the corners. Finally in the middle is the biggest and tallest tower, which was of course closed for restoration.
From the carpark
Mini-tower
The reliefs galleries
On the causeway
One of the libraries
Carvings - going to war
The king
King again
On a buffalo
Restoration work
Churning the ocean of milk legend
Written inscriptions
War horse and army
King on some sort of animal
I think the layered armies represent heaven and hell here
Chariots
Looking out
Inner courtyard - main / central tower is on the right
One of the four towers surrounding the central tower
Corridor size change
(closed) stairs to the top
Construction methods: laterlite(sp?) blocks underneath and sandstone on top
Partially restored doorway
One of the pools in a lower courtyard
Out the front
Looking across the moat, causeway on the left
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