27 mars 800 - Angkor, the temple of Angkor Wat, and the city of Angkor Thom
Description:
Date: 800 CE - 1400 CEArtist: unkown
Medium: stone masonry, sandstone
Location: Cambodia
Function:
- capital of medieval Cambodia built by Suryavarman II
- Dedicated to Vishnu, most sculptures represent Vishnu's incarnations
- kings often identified themselves with the gods they installed
- built by successive kings installing various deities in the complex
Form:
- Main pyramid is surrounded by four corner towers; temple-mountain
- Corbelled gallery roofs
- Horror vacui of sculptural reliefs
- sculpture in rhythmic dance pose; repetition of shapes
- has mixed Buddhist and Hindu character
- Indian corbelled writing influences
- mountain-like towers represents the five peaks of Mount Meru
Comparison:
- Versailles Garden
- Kusama, Narcissus Garden
- Alhambra
Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
27 mars 800
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 1224 ans
