Art of Angkor Civilization

[Черномашенцев Владимир]

Angkor was detected in the 19 century, a French officer-colonizer in the jungle of Cambodia. On the territory of about 50x50 km scattered over a lot of artifacts - the temples of a vanished civilization. It is a miracle because a miracle! Pyramid rest!

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The most famous temple called Angkor Wat, which gave the name of the whole area. Its overall size is huge - it takes a square man-made island, separated by man-made channel width of 100 m. It is very different - size, style, image. Bayon Temple is famous statues of the great goals, which naschityvaetsmya than a dozen. There are temples in the form of stepped piramad, there is ample space and galleries.
No, not art galleries. Although, I have found in Cambodia, some schools of painting. I think that it arose because of the training of local artists in the USSR, as well as in neighboring Thailand are almost no artists - mostly copyist. And in Cambodia little copyist - mostly painted her. Let the weak draw, but his own.

Here I show not the architecture of Angkor, but what can be called the art of Angkor civilization - the bas-reliefs and statues. Saved.
Who remembers the film, which was filmed in Angkor - like about Lara Croft.

Angkor - "sacred cow" of Cambodia, the only significant source of foreign exchange earnings. No wonder most of the flights did not arrive in the capital, and in the small town of Siem Reap, which is close to Angkor. Visas are not necessary - a payment on arrival and departure of about 25 dollars. It appeared that all taxi drivers working for local security. Perhaps it is for the better - a tourist is always protected. Do not believe the guide - there are many fears and mistakes.

In recent years I have seen the best service is in Cambodia - is relatively a penny, but a simple 4 * hotel (double room $ 70-80) brought more pleasure than in Egypt, 5.6 **. There is a very cheap rates - from $ 5, but this type 2 stars, decently -3 * from $ 15. Very good - 5 * three-room suite with two bathrooms - Price $ 700 trade leads to lower prices in half. But all may depend on the season. I was in late January after a decrease of flow during the New Year holiday. You can combine a beach holiday in a villa of Sihanouk, a tour of Angkor. A ticket for a direct flight of Aeroflot to Bangkok or Hong Kong could be in early 2008, the word with a discount of 15-16 thousand rubles. Now, perhaps, a little more expensive (?!). More local airlines' Bangkok aerveys "- cheap, but the service is such that no European or Amer. company can not be compared. Even Aeroflot.