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DAY 10 SIEM REAP Groslier and George Coedes, who devoted years to the understanding and preservation of the Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch treasures at Angkor. The sight of the tree's powerful embrace of the stone evokes feelings a Angkor Wat is one of the largest temple complexes in visitor will very likely remember forever. the world. The Temple is dedicated to the god Vishnu, from whom the Emperor was considered a This afternoon visit Banteay Srei, the birthplace of reincarnation. Essentially a three-layered pyramid, Khmer classical style architecture. This is a small Angkor Wat has 64 meter high towers at the corners temple complex with impressive carvings. Also of each storey. visit Banteay Samre, one of the most complete sites at Angkor, due to restoration using the The marvelous bas-relief of Angkor Wat's outer wall method of "anastylosis". The name Samre refers to of the lower picture gallery depicts scenes of the an ethnic group of mountain people who Ramayana. Angkor Wat represents the high-point in inhabited the region at the base of Phnom Kulen the evolution of Khmer architecture. The ruins seen and were probably related to the Khmers. No today represent successive capitals constructed by a inscriptions have been found for this temple, but dozen kings between the 9th and 12th centuries. the style of most of the architecture is of the classic Central to the civilization of Angkor was belief in the art of the middle period similar to Angkor Wat. God-King, an originally Indian concept, which was The proportions of Banteay Samre are splendid. A adopted by Jayavarman II when he became Angkor's unique feature is an interior moat with laterite first king in 802. paving, which when filled with water must have given an ethereal atmosphere to the temple. Return to the hotel for breakfast. You may want to consider dining at FCC Angkor After breakfast explore the impressive Ta Prohm Restaurant and Bar. The restaurant is set in the Temple. Ta Prohm was built by Jayavarman VII as a tranquil Old French quarter, amongst mature trees shrine for his mother and as a monastery devoted to alongside the Siem Reap River. FCC Angkor offers its upkeep. A stele referred to the temple as a an extensive menu of moderately price monument "whose limbs are adorned with gold and international, fusion and locally-inspired resplendent with gems". The magnificent roots of a contemporary fare. Your guide can assist with tree pushing between the huge stone blocks of the reservations. temple have been left that way intentionally, at the suggestion of French art conservators Bernard Overnight: Park Hyatt Siem Reap – Park Executive Suite IS NOW COMPLETE