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INTRODUCTION

History of Angkor

-Tropical monsoon country lies between latitudes 102 degree and degree and 15 degree North.
-2/3 rd covered by vast plain
-Dry season (Nov-May)
Wet season (May-October)
-Flora , dense tropical florest

History of Ancient Combodia

Pre Historic Period--> Pre Angkor Period-->The Angkor Period
from 7000 BC 1st C -7th AD 7th -14th C


Chronology of Ancient Cambodia

Beliefs

1. Early belief is animism
2. Hinduism came early first century BC at lower Mekong River based on trade or commersial relation.

KHMER TEMPLES CONCEPT

Divide to 3 level:

1. Flat temple
2. Temple Mountain
3. Royal Terrace

1.Flat Temple
Description:

Raised terrace supporting a series of towers mostly dedicated to past sovereigns & the family riling monarch.

Meaning

Representation of certain God Figures created to glorify past kings & decreased relations of riling sovereign.

2.Temple Mountain
Description:

Truncated stepped pyramid with harmonious symmetry of two axes centred on a single tower.

Meaning

1. Represents the cosmos as it appears in Hinduism.
2. The mountain top marks the centre of both the universe & the royal city, and the seat of the sovereign who thanks to his exaltied and sanctified status.
3. The stepped pyramid was the privileged location for the divine and earthly commmunication benefiting the king, his court , the kingdom and the place.

Symbolism

1. The Mount Meru ( the cosmic mountain) rises in the centre of the continents surrounded by the stars & by six other continents arranged in concentric circles.
2. The mountain bordered by 7 oceans, the 7th being confined y a barrior of rocks-Brahma , the creator, sits a top of Mount Meru in the world of Gods.

Ornaments:
Myhtical Creatures, Apsara on pilaster, Shiva, Cosmic Dnce, Head gear, Trimurti Gods and Elephant.

3.Royal Terrace

INDONESIAN ARCHITECTURE

South East Asian Civilization

Classical Architecture

1. Begin from 800 years ago with eraction of stone and brick temples shelter symbols of Hindu and Buddist dative.
2. Central Java , few in Sumatra such as Bali & Kalimantan.

Period of Temple Construction

3 periods:

1. The Early Classic (600-900 AD)

-typifield by emphasis on ordered symmetry , monumentality, naturalistic sculptures
& resemblence of Indian features.
-used stone & timber as a structure
-mainly in central Jaya

2. The Middle Classic (900-1250 AD)

-no permanent

3. The Letter Classic (1250-1450 AD)
-Emphasis on symmetry declined
-Architecture as framework for narrative reliefs
-Used brick & tiles
-East Java