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SculpturePediment carved of Shiva tested the Uma
The pediment is of a triangle shape with an arch on top. The frame curves in and out beautifully. At the end of the frame, there is a multi-headed Naga following the late Angkor period. In the middle, there is a carving of Shiva tested the Uma.
ArchitectureAngkor Wat
Angkor Wat is surrounded by the one-kilometer-long moat. The front is marked by the elongate walkway leading through the temple. The temple rests on the triple stepped platforms encircled by three rings of galleries. The gateways and the corner-temples are added in every elevation. On the top of the platform are five main towers. Angkor Wat is considered to be the culmination of Cambodian architecture, as the design of the temple combines the architectural success of Takeo (5 towers on the top of the platform) and Baphoun (galleries resting on platforms).
ArchitectureCandi Arjun
These temples closely resemble to those in South Indian art. The plan of the temple is characterized by the sanctum attached by the short porch. The body is divided by four pilasters into three parts, i.e. the central and the side projections. The superstructure comprises the superimposing miniature tiers (Tala) and the corner miniature temple (Hara). The step-like contour of the superstructure is similar to those in South Indian art.
SculptureRamayana Narrative at Candi Prambanan
Narratives at Candi Prambana have developed from those at Burobudo that is space is filled with natural patterns such as mountains and trees. This tendency is called by H.M. Subhahdaradis as “ the anti-enpty space”, which gets closer to the east Java art. Although some features are close to the east Java art, the human chracters are still round and volumed and face directly according to narratives in Indian art.
SculptureMain Tower: Angkor Wat
The central tower of Angkor Wat is of the normal character of the 12-century Cambodian temple. The temple is made of sandstone and added by the enterable doors cum porches. In case of Angkor Wat, the porches connect to the galleries of the four directions which turn the plan of the main temple into cruciform plan. The body of the temple is multi-angled. The superstructure is decorated with antefixes turning the stepped-contour roof into the corn-liked shape one. The antefixes have been used for the superstructures of the contemporaneous temples, like Phimai and Banteay Samre .
ArchitectureTamil Temples in Singapore
Tamil temples in singapore have similar components with those in the southern India. It consists of Kopura topped with multi-tiered roof. The roof is decorated with gods. At the top, there is a rectangular dome. Inside the temple, there is a principle icon. Every building has spires of different colors, which was very popular among Tamil temples in the late Vichainakhon art and Narok in the southern part of India. This also had some influences to Singapore temples.
SculptureApsara
A female gate keeper is topless with her hair tied at the back. She wears ornaments and long cloth without strips. The end of the cloth is pulled out of its edge. There is also a line in the middle similar to a pleast in the pre-ankor period, but the pattern is of a fish tail. The keeper is in an arch of Banteau Srei art
