Cambodia - Angkor - Apsara Dancers Carving at Angkor Wat

Intricate carving reliefs of Apsara dancers at Angkor Wat. Note that the dancer on the left is pushing her tongue out. In addition to this she has 6 levels to the points of her head-dress. Showing her superiority to the other dancer. This jewel in the crown of Angkor's ancient temples is a vision of beauty, might and Khmer architectural excellence. The five towers dominate the view, which you are led to trough outer walls, along causeways over the moat and past the two giant pools which act as a mirror of the vision. Consecrated at around 1150 to the Hindu god, Vishnu it is suggested that construction took 30 years.

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Intricate carving reliefs of Apsara dancers at Angkor Wat. Note that the dancer on the left is pushing her tongue out. In addition to this she has 6 levels to the points of her head-dress. Showing her superiority to the other dancer. This jewel in the crown of Angkor's ancient temples is a vision of beauty, might and Khmer architectural excellence. The five towers dominate the view, which you are led to trough outer walls, along causeways over the moat and past the two giant pools which act as a mirror of the vision. Consecrated at around 1150 to the Hindu god, Vishnu it is suggested that construction took 30 years.