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Built in the second half of 12th Century by King Jayavarman VII (reigned 1181-1220) Preah Khan means Sacred Sword Preah Khan is a sprawling monastery ruin in Angkor. In fact, it was one of Jayavarman's largest construction project. Preah Khan functioned not only as a temple, it was also a Buddhist university with over ...
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Mining at Red Ash, WV began in 1891 shortly after establishment of the nearby Rush Run mine which eventually connected underground to Red Ash. The mines are known for early affiliation with mining unions and were the site of several mining disasters including ones in 1900 and 1905. Both of these are believed to be e...
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Ta Promh ruins, Cambodia, photographed 1st June 2011. This ruin gained added notoriety when it was used as backdrop for the 2001 Angelina Jolie film" Tomb Raider".
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Ruined temple near Preah Khan, Cambodia, photographed 17th June 2011, at around 11.40am.
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Small temple at Angkor Wat, Cambodia, photographed 23rd May 2011, at around 9am. You come to this temple when walking along the pathway to the main Angkor Wat building. For a 200-degree HDR gigapan of the interior of this same temple click here: www.gigapan.org/gigapans/78032/
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Interior wall at Angkor Wat, photographed 23rd May 2011. Note the repeating 'Apsara' motif, very characteristic of Ankorian walls, and masonry window balusters which look like they were turned on a lathe.
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Baphuon Temple, Angkor Thom, Cambodia, photographed 28th May 2011, at around 1.30pm (side view). This amazing stone edifice, originally a Hindu temple to Shiva, lay in ruins until only recently, Cambodia's civil war delaying restoration during the latter 20th century. In fact, the stop/start restoration took 51 years, ...
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Bayon Temple, Cambodia. Photographed 28th May 2011, at about 5pm.
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Ancient wall near Angkor Wat, Cambodia, known as "The Elephants' Terrace". Possibly depicts a war scene; one section appears to show an elephant struggling against an ox. Photographed 28th May 2011, at around 11am.
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Ruined temple at Phnom Krom, Cambodia. These sandstone and laterite ruins have suffered extreme tropical weathering over the last 1000 years due to their exposed position on the top of a very steep hill. Photographed 11th June 2011, at around 2.45pm.
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