North Gate of Angkor Thom - One of the five gates which a bit quiet but so beautiful for the shooting a photo.

A beautiful place and a bit quiet which suitable for a photo shooting for the Grand circuit tour.

Temple Info

Angkor Thom is undeniably an expression of the highest genius. It is, in three dimensions and on a scale worthy of an entire nation, the materialization of Buddhist cosmology, representing ideas that only great painters would dare to portray.

Angkor Thom city consists of five gates south, north, west, and two east gates called victory gate and east gate. South and Victory Gates, being the busiest of five gates. The north gate a bit quiet place but suitable for the photo shooting. It is a gate for the grand circuit tour before arriving at the Preah Khan temple.

The Vedic god Indra of the North gate of Angkor Thom

In some respects, the Gopuram of the North Gate is the best-preserved one of Angkor Thom's five entrance gates. The Indra reliefs on top of the three-headed corner elephants as well as a row of figures further up are in a pretty sound condition. 

The Vedic god Indra holds a thunderbolt in his lower left hand. Sitting on the elephant heads, he is accompanied by his consorts on each side. Triple elephant trunks as ornamental columns are an invention in Khmer art made at Angkor Thom.

Indra's three-headed elephant Airavata (called Erawan in Thailand) is one of the treasures born of the churning of the ocean of milk. This scene from the Vishnu mythology is represented by the rows of gods and demons on each side of the causeway, using the Naga serpent as a rope. An alternative theory about the meaning of the causeway sculptures was put forth by Bisselier. It says that the Gopurams and causeways show Indras's victory over the demons. According to this interpretation, the city of Angkor Thom is an earthly representation of Indra in Tavatimsa Heaven.

Temple Facts

Name: North Gate of Angkor Thom temple

Date: late 12th Century
Builder: King Jayavarman VII
Cultures: Khmer Empire

Location: North of Angkor Thom, the way to go for the grand circuit tour.



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