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Figure 14-10
Because of animist, Buddhist, Muslim, and Christian influences, Southeast Asia has a complex
religious landscape. From Les Rowntree, Martin Lewis, Marie Price, and William Wyckoff, Diversity
Amid Globalization , 4th edition, 2009, p. 597. Originally rendered in color. Reprinted with permission
of Pearson-Prentice Hall.
Empire. Angkor was captured by the Siamese in
1431. It eventually was covered by tropical vegeta-
tion and remained buried until it was rediscovered
by French anthropologists in the 1860s.
Angkor Wat, dedicated to the Hindu god
Vishnu, is just one temple. Erected as the funerary
memorial of King Suryavarman II in the twelfth
century , it covers 1 square mile (2.5 km 2 ) and is
one of the largest religious edifices in the world.
Angkor Thom is slightly larger. It is entered by four
axially aligned gateways that define a square almost
0.62 mile (1 km) across.
Angkor has largely escaped the ravages of time
but it is not unscathed. Certainly the jungle has
taken its toll. T Trees have split walls, and lichens
etch away illustrious carvings. French and Indian
archaeologists have cleared the forest from much
of the monument but they can do nothing about
the robbers who have absconded with carvings,
statue heads, and even whole statues. More
recently , Cambodia' s war has resulted in further
damage to the complex in the form of bullet holes,
smashed artifacts, and the carving of political
slogans into bas reliefs.
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