Research topic: Cambodian art and architecture

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Cambodian art and architecture

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Cambodian art and architecture see Angkor and Khmer Empire . Author not available, CAMBODIAN ART AND ARCHITECTURE., The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008... Read more
Khmer Empire
...kingdom of SE Asia. In the 6th cent. the Cambodians, or Khmers, established an empire roughly...great achievement of the Khmers was in architecture and sculpture. The earliest known Khmer...abandoned in favor of stone. Khmer architecture reached its height with the construction...round; in the later ... Read more
Angkor
...as representing the Hindu cosmos. The architecture of Angkor Wat, derived from the stupa...figures bear a resemblance to modern Cambodian dancers in their elegance of gesture...Myrdal and G. Kessle, Angkor: An Essay on Art and Imperialism (1971); J. Audric, Angkor... Read more

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