Sukhothai Thailand
by Bob Christopher
Title
Sukhothai Thailand
Artist
Bob Christopher
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Photograph - Photography
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The enchanting and beautiful Khmer ruins at Sukhothai, Thailand.
From Wikipedia...The Khmer Empire (Khmer: ចក្រភពខ្មែរ), officially the Angkor Empire (Khmer: ចក្រភពអង្គរ), the predecessor state to modern Cambodia ("Kampuchea" or "Srok Khmer" to the Khmer people), was a powerful Hindu-Buddhist empire in Southeast Asia. The empire, which grew out of the former kingdoms of Funan and Chenla, at times ruled over and/or vassalised most of mainland Southeast Asia, parts of modern-day Laos, Thailand, and southern Vietnam.[1]
Its greatest legacy is Angkor, in present-day Cambodia, which was the site of the capital city during the empire's zenith. The majestic monuments of Angkorsuch as Angkor Wat and Bayonbear testimony to the Khmer Empire's immense power and wealth, impressive art and culture, architectural technique and aesthetics achievements, as well as the variety of belief systems that it patronised over time. Satellite imaging has revealed that Angkor, during its peak in the 11th to 13th centuries, was the largest pre-industrial urban centre in the world.[2
The beginning of the era of the Khmer Empire is conventionally dated to 802 CE. In this year, King Jayavarman II had himself declared chakravartin ("king of the world", or "king of kings") on Phnom Kulen. The empire ended with the fall of Angkor in the 15th century.
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January 8th, 2017
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Marvin Spates
What an amazing photo Bob, I love the textures and richness!!! LF
Bob Christopher replied:
Hi Marvin...Happy New Year...Thank you very much for your nice your compliment on my image. I appreciate it very much...Cheers