At last
Angkor Wat.
We approached the main temple complex walking past the great moat, serene in the early light...
This leads to an allée which opens to the main temple building.
It gives a sense of one's significance in the scheme of things...
The sun breaks the horizon...
The window bars are repeated everywhere, complex, beautiful and the least significant all the stone carving...
Some of the more intricate carving shows the creation of the world. If I understood part of the story, the dancing girls at the top of the image were there to distract the crew pulling the snake. Gods can be a little tricky...
The Gods were in charge of the project, it helps if the overseer is a little terrifying...
The scale is sometimes deceptive, look at the tourist on the steps of the small temple to get a sense of it...
Sometimes that works the other way, this statue of Shiva is immense...
The temple complex...
Buddha through the window...
Time has laid a hand on things...
I lack words to describe Angkor Wat, I hope the photos give you some sense of it.