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This image of the Terrace of the Leper King, a double terrace wall at the north end of the Terrace of Elephants with deeply carved nagas, demons and other mythological beings was shot from in front of the Terrace of Elephants in Angkor Thom city, part of the Angkor complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia that includes the world's largest single religious monument, the breathtaking Angkor Wat.
Angkor Thom city, at the center of which lies the amazing Bayon temple is the last and most enduring city of the Khmer empire. It was built by King Jayavarman VII as a fortified city of almost 4 sq miles or 10 sq km on the right bank of the Siem Reap River, a tributary of Tonle Sap Lake.
It has been featured in many book, films and video games of pop culture most notably in the Angelina Jolie film, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Angkor Thom city, at the center of which lies the amazing Bayon temple is the last and most enduring city of the Khmer empire. It was built by King Jayavarman VII as a fortified city of almost 4 sq miles or 10 sq km on the right bank of the Siem Reap River, a tributary of Tonle Sap Lake.
It has been featured in many book, films and video games of pop culture most notably in the Angelina Jolie film, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
- Copyright
- Chip Olson
- Image Size
- 4500x3000 / 9.3MB
- Contained in galleries
- Cambodia Landscapes
