[]
Your ongoing selection
Asset(s) Assets
Your quote 0

Your selection

Clear selection
{"event":"pageview","page_type1":"catalog","page_type2":"image_page","language":"en","user_logged":"false","user_type":"ecommerce","nl_subscriber":"false"}
{"event":"ecommerce_event","event_name":"view_item","event_category":"browse_catalog","ecommerce":{"items":[{"item_id":"SRB1202746","item_brand":"other","item_category":"photo","item_category2":"no_copyright","item_category3":"standard","item_category4":"sergi_reboredo","item_category5":"not_balown","item_list_name":"search_results","item_name":"the_temples_of_angkor_angkor_cambodia_photo","item_variant":"undefined"}]}}
Metadata Block (Hidden)

Contact us for further help

High res file dimension

Search for more high res images or videos

The Temples of Angkor, Angkor, Cambodia (photo)

IMAGE number
SRB1202746
Image title
The Temples of Angkor, Angkor, Cambodia (photo)
Photographer
Sergi Reboredo
Medium
photograph
Image description

Rear of Angkor Wat. Angkor in Cambodia. The temples of Angkor, built by the Khmer civilization between 802 and 1220 AD, represent one of humankind's most astonishing and enduring architectural achievements. From Angkor the Khmer kings ruled over a vast domain that reached from Vietnam to China to the Bay of Bengal. The structures one sees at Angkor today, more than 100 stone temples in all, are the surviving remains of a grand religious, social and administrative metropolis whose other buildings - palaces, public buildings, and houses - were built of wood and have long since decayed and disappeared. Conventional theories presume the lands where Angkor stands were chosen as a settlement site because of their strategic military position and agricultural potential. Alternative scholars, however, believe the geographical location of the Angkor complex and the arrangement of its temples was based on a planet-spanning sacred geography from archaic times. Using computer simulations, it has been shown that the ground plan of the Angkor complex, the terrestrial placement of its principal temples - mirrors the stars in the constellation of Draco at the time of spring equinox in 10,500 BC. While the date of this astronomical alignment is far earlier than any known construction at Angkor, it appears that its purpose was to architecturally mirror the heavens in order to assist in the harmonization of the earth and the stars. Both the layout of the Angkor temples and the iconographic nature of much its sculpture, particularly the asuras (demons) and devas (deities) are also intended to indicate the celestial phenomenon of the precession of the equinoxes and the slow transition from one astrological age to another. Photographed in 2013

Photo credit
© Sergi Reboredo. All rights reserved 2024 / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
animal / tree / Cambodia / Indochina / Asia / South East Asia / roof / outdoor / trees / contemporary / smile / landscape / views / buddhism / entrance / famous / ornate / face / river / asia / landmark / site / rivers / art / temples / travel / people / rear / sculpture / cambodian / color / exterior / monument / relic / gate / archaeology / shrine / arch / layered / representation / countryside / scenes / bayon / stone / photography / outdoors / architecture / traditional / worship / sky / ruins / scene / nobody / culture / blue / rocks / carvings / landscapes / indochina / southeast / temple / clear / place / building / religion / buddha / buddhist / siem / angkor / siam / statue / mekong / Photograph / Photography / Mzphoto

Add to cart

Contact us for other Usage Options

Pay for usage you need
Highest quality images
Personal products
Personal Prints, Cards, Gifts, Reference. Not for commercial use, not for public display, not for resale. Eg: Put this image on a mug or as a single print for oneself or a present for someone.
$25.00
Personal website or social media
Use in a presentation. All languages, 3 years. Personal presentation use or non-commercial, non-public use within a company or organization only.
$50.00
Corporate website, social media or presentation/talk
Use on a company website, in a company social media post/page/blog, in an app or in a corporate presentation (internal or external). Not for advertising or collateral. All languages, 3 years.
$190.00
Editorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - standard
Print and/or digital. Single use, any size, inside only. Single language only. Single territory rights for trade books; worldwide rights for academic books. Print run up to 1500. 7 years. (excludes advertising) eg:Illustrate the inside of a book or magazine with a print run of 1,000 units
$100.00
Editorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - extended
Print and/or digital. Single use, any size, inside only. Single language only. Single territory rights for trade books; worldwide rights for academic books. Print run up to 5000. 7 years. (excludes advertising) eg: Illustrate the inside of a book or magazine with a print run of 5,000 units
$175.00
Do you need support?
Asset - General information
Largest available format 6144 × 4113 px 8 MB
Dimension [pixels] Dimension in 300dpi [mm] File size [MB] Online Purchase
Large 6144 × 4113 px 520 × 348 mm 7.7 MB
Medium 1024 × 686 px 87 × 58 mm 1.0 MB

Similar Images