Angkor Wat: Time, Space, and Kingship - Brossura

Mannikka, Eleanor

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0824823532 ISBN 13: 9780824823535

Casa editrice: Univ of Hawaii Pr, 2000

Riassunto

Angkor Wat, with its magnificent towers silhouetted against the rising sun, is one of the most awe-inspiring architectural visions in the world. The temple was rescued from obscurity in the mid-19th century when French explorers reported seeing great sandstone monuments in the Cambodian jungle. At the turn of the century, as clearing began and the site re-emerged from the surrounding jungle growth, the temple was on its way to becoming recognized around the world as one of our greatest architectural achievements. Despite its impressive exterior, very little was known about Angkor Wat beyond the stories told by it bas-reliefs and the inscriptions chronicling the life of its builder, King Suryavarman II. Now, Eleanor Mannikka's study brings the principles of 12th-century Khmer temple architecture to the modern world.

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• Editore: Univ of Hawaii Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0824823532
• ISBN 13: 9780824823535
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 360