Angkor Wat

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I liked the poetry of Angkor Wat. I could not vote it better than Lift Me Up...BUT I find the real Angkor Wat which inspired that song to be fascinating.

This is a villiage east of what is now Thailand. I'm not great with my political boundaries in southeast asia but I believe it is in Cambodia now. The ruins of this ancient Buddhist community are a marvel of architecture. What type of people build that type of structure? Its amazing and there has always been a mystery surrounding it. From what little I know it was suddenly abandoned some time before modern commerce with asia began. It was a long deserted fortress-like structure when they found it. And the art depicted inside has always raised interesting questions about the origins of its builders....

I will try to get a Wikkipedia article in here, but if anyone wants to spread rumors or impressioins this is the thread for it. Something tells me Yes used to watch Leonard Nimoy's 'In Search of...' because this is right up his alley. In fact I know its obvious but the intro of "Order of the Universe" sounds to me a lot like the intro to that show, at least qualitatively. Anyone else get that sensation??

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.





Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat) is a temple at Angkor (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angkor), Cambodia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia), built for king Suryavarman II (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suryavarman_II) in the early 12th century (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12th_century) as his state temple and capital city. The largest and best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre—first Hindu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu), then Buddhist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhist)—since its foundation. The temple is the epitome of the high classical style of Khmer (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_Empire) architecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodian_architecture). It has become a symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its national flag (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Cambodia), and it is the country's prime attraction for visitors.

Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture): the temple mountain (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Cambodia#Temple_mountain) and the later galleried (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Cambodia#Gallery) temples. It is designed to represent Mount Meru (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Meru), home of the gods in Hindu mythology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_mythology): within a moat (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moat) and an outer wall 3.6 km (2.2 miles) long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Cambodia#Quincunx) of towers. Unusually, Angkor Wat is orientated towards the west (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West); scholars are divided as to the significance of this. As well as for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture), the temple is admired for its extensive bas-reliefs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bas-relief) and for the numerous devatas (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Architecture_of_Cambodia#Apsaras_and_devatas) adorning its walls.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/07/Angkor_wat.jpg/280px-Angkor_wat.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Angkor_wat.jpg)

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Can anyone detect a resemblance between Angkor Wat and the cover of ABWH??

Just noticing!!!!

[Buglunch]

Pauline Cheng did the reading in 'Angkor Wat; - might be her as Pauline Chen here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109962/fullcredits
or:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427965/

Not sure who can trace her.

[BrianD]

Angkor Wat, Machu Picu, the Pyramids, Luxor - the list of these Ancient temples and cities that I would like to visit is quite long. But I'll try to get there one day.

At least Angkor Wat is now relatively safe from the Khmer Rouge but it is suffering from the effects of tourism.

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Compared to Egypt they had very little stone to work with. I like how organic the whole thing is. Almost like some kind of plant bud....

[Buglunch]

Compared to Egypt they had very little stone to work with. I like how organic the whole thing is. Almost like some kind of plant bud....
Speaking of which, Angkor Wat over there holds no candle to one of these pods, on my medium 25-year-old Jatropha podagrica near livingroom window left of me, which exploded its stock three seeds right by me today- 12 feet is normal:
http://www.richmond.edu/~jhayden/greenhouse&images/jatropha.html

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Those are beautiful red buds, buglunch...

[Buglunch]

( I though BrianD might approve........
;)

The mother plant hasn't been out of bloom since 1985, when it took a six-month rest. )
:thewave:

I wish 'Angkor Wat' song had been away from 'The More We Live...' on the album: it confuses the aftermood of one of my favourite Yes songs ( TMWLLG ) and would have been better where is and maybe first song end of side one.
These and last cut stand out spiritually and shouldn't be mashed together.

[BrianD]

( I though BrianD might approve........
;)

The mother plant hasn't been out of bloom since 1985, when it took a six-month rest. )
:thewave:

I wish 'Angkor Wat' song had been away from 'The More We Live...' on the album: it confuses the aftermood of one of my favourite Yes songs ( TMWLLG ) and would have been better where is and maybe first song end of side one.
These and last cut stand out spiritually and shouldn't be mashed together.

I certainly approve - they are beautiful

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How does one start growing a plant like that Bug? Does it do well in humid areas?

[Buglunch]

I think I got one in 80s at Vancouver Desert Plant Society when I lived there- members get the best. Seedlings were common then but no more- no one on the Island propagates them but me. A watm window full siun all year and less water when no leaves in winter is best; lots of water in laomy drained pot all summer. cactus fer and liquid 0-10-10 fish fert for bloom, NO nitrogen wintertime. My place is cloudy in winter; I let it rest.
Mother plant never outside- too valuable. Seedling begin bloom after about 3 years.
Mature one will self and you can net or glue pods closed so exploding 3 seeds are found. One blew up last month and a seedling appeared in mother pot FAST, I smallpotted it yesterday. \o/

Look for Jatropha podagrica locally, seeds dry and die fast. Seedling are best. Nost sure how cold it will take, never below 12 Celsius in window. Branching must be induced early by beheading above caudex or you get none.

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Lowest and first blooms are female, males are upper and fall off constantly. Tiny.
You can brush them onto females; better to have two plants for better seed.