5 Apr 2011

Planning principle in Angkor Wat (exam-OCT 09)


Ankor Wat is a atemple complex located in Cambodia which was built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city.





During Hinduism, it was dedicated to Vishnu God the to Buddha. It is world's largest religious building and having the style of Khmer classical architecture.



The figure above shows the general plan of Angkor Wat with central structure in the middle.


the detailed plan of central structure.



The dimensions of the monument's summit form the "cross of the four seasons" of the solar year in the cardinal directions (364 talas) as well as present a total of 505 talas in the intermediate directions, which may bear a relationship to the 504 Buddha images that were incorporated into Borobudur's original plan, together with the entity represented by the main stupa itself. 





Cardinal East/West direction


 Cardinal North/South direction


Intermediate Northwest/Southeast direction



Intermediate Northwest/Southwest direction


Parmono Atmadi, each of the three basic divisions of the temple also has its complementary segments of head, body and foot. The figure above is based on Professor Atmadi's analysis of Borobudur's "head."




Mandala system is apply in planning principle of Angkor Wat.



All the dimensions are based on the Gunadharma's Ruler.




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