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FURTHER INDIA.
Book VIII.
water, forming huge tanks (sras), but they are too small to have
served for nautical displays. The conjectural restoration, as
shown in the bird’s-eye view of Beng M6alea in Woodcut No.
470, gives a very good impression of the architectural composi-
MlLLdiui&QVtj
470. Conjectural Restoration of the Temple of BSng TvlValea. By M. L. Delaporte,
(From “ Le Cambodge” : tome I. “ le Royaume Actuel ” par Etienne Aymonier.)
tion of the Cambodian temples, which, with their smaller
corridors and great halls, seem to be more appropriate as
palaces. All the corridors and halls were vaulted in stone, a
type of construction which was employed only in religious
structures. The walls of the corridors here were not carved
as those of Angkor Vat and Bayon, the decoration being con-
fined to the entrance portals and the towers. One of the
cruciform terraces carried on circular piers, to which reference
has been made, is shown in this view, without, however, the
serpent balustrades or flights of steps down to the lower level,
as found at Angkor Vat.
Other Temples.
On the east side of Angkor Thom, distant respectively
half a mile and a mile from the same, are two temples, Ta
Prohm and Banteai Kedei, which are richly decorated with
FURTHER INDIA.
Book VIII.
water, forming huge tanks (sras), but they are too small to have
served for nautical displays. The conjectural restoration, as
shown in the bird’s-eye view of Beng M6alea in Woodcut No.
470, gives a very good impression of the architectural composi-
MlLLdiui&QVtj
470. Conjectural Restoration of the Temple of BSng TvlValea. By M. L. Delaporte,
(From “ Le Cambodge” : tome I. “ le Royaume Actuel ” par Etienne Aymonier.)
tion of the Cambodian temples, which, with their smaller
corridors and great halls, seem to be more appropriate as
palaces. All the corridors and halls were vaulted in stone, a
type of construction which was employed only in religious
structures. The walls of the corridors here were not carved
as those of Angkor Vat and Bayon, the decoration being con-
fined to the entrance portals and the towers. One of the
cruciform terraces carried on circular piers, to which reference
has been made, is shown in this view, without, however, the
serpent balustrades or flights of steps down to the lower level,
as found at Angkor Vat.
Other Temples.
On the east side of Angkor Thom, distant respectively
half a mile and a mile from the same, are two temples, Ta
Prohm and Banteai Kedei, which are richly decorated with