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Copyright: Gabriel Diaz (GDAS)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2002-12-15 |
| Categories: Decisive Moment |
| Exposure: f/4, 1/400 seconds |
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| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-07-11 21:20 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Srah Srang is a baray at Angkor, Cambodia, located south of the East Baray and east of Banteay Kdei. It was constructed in the mid-10th century, and modified in the 12th or 13th century. The landing stage at the west end of the baray, opposite the entrance to Banteay Kdei, is a popular site for viewing the sunrise.
Angkor is a name conventionally applied to the region of Cambodia serving as the seat of the Khmer empire that flourished from approximately the 9th century to the 15th century A.D. (The word "Angkor" itself is derived from the Sanskrit "nagara," meaning "city.")[1] More precisely, the Angkorian period may be defined as the period from 802 A.D., when the Khmer Hindu monarch Jayavarman II declared himself the "universal monarch" and "god-king" of Cambodia, until 1431 A.D., when Thai invaders sacked the Khmer capital, causing its population to migrate south to the area of Phnom Penh |
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