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Photo: Elephant carvings on the Terrace of Elephants
The Terrace of
Elephants was built as a vast gallery stand used
by King Jayavarman VII when witnessing
ceremonies and parades and it is part of the
ancient city of Angkor Thom. The elephants
carvings has become a popular tourist
attraction and visitors coming here will not
want to miss the chance to take a picture with
these elephant terraces.
This three hundred
and fifty meters wall is also used as the king's
grand audience hall and is attached to the
palace of Phimeanakas. Among its main
attractions here are the human sized mythical
human-birds known as the garuda and the two
parts of the well-known Parade of Elephants on
either end of the wall. The carvings of
elephants on the walls provides good backdrop
during photography session.
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