Sentence examples for temple mountain from inspiring English sources

The Baphuon temple mountain (1050 66) is unfortunately almost completely destroyed.

The battles are vividly depicted in the bas-reliefs of his temple mountain, the Bayon.

The earliest surviving temple mountain at Angkor itself is the Bakong, probably finished in 881.

Steep steps to a higher land, the top of a temple mountain.

Each king strove to outdo his predecessor in the height, size, and splendour of his temple mountain.

Among the many temples constructed during his reign are the beautiful Phimeanakas ("Celestial Palace") and the unfinished temple mountain, the Ta Keo, both remarkable examples of Khmer architecture.

Most of the temple mountains are oriented east to west, the main gates facing east.

Successive kings built more temple mountains there, culminating in Angkor Wat.

The temple mountains, like the city itself, are oriented east to west, the main gates facing east.

On some of the temple mountains there are also relief panels illustrating various aspects of the royal mythology.

Pre Rup, dedicated in 961, was probably the first of the temple mountains intended as a permanent shrine for the divine spirit of a king after his death.