What is the Bayon?
Bayon is a well known and richly decorated khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia.
What is Bayon famous for?
The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and massive stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak.
Who was Ta-kuan?
Chinese official named Chou Ta-Kuan was sent by his emperor on a reporting mission to the Kingdom of Khmer.
Who were the Khmer's enemies?
Khieu Samphan.
What is the main reason for the fall of the Khmer empire?
loss of water control.Khmer seem unwilling to work wholeheartedly for the king as a holy service as they had previously did.
How did Angkor Wat survive?
By collecting water from rivers for agriculture as well as draining and reserving water from the monsoon season.Storing the water helped as the area only had two season.
Friday, October 9, 2009
A few questions about Angkor Wat..
Posted by nurul at Friday, October 09, 2009