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Golden Hour At Pre Rup
Bakheng is the most popular spot for sunset viewing in Angkor. And natuarally the most crowded. So we chose Pre Rup instead. The relatively quieter state temple of the 9th century Khmer king Rajendravarman II.
There couldn’t have been a more fitting finale to our four day visit than to watch the sun slip quietly behind the horizon from the top of this second oldest temple in the Angkor complex. The ochre of its ancient laterite and brick, made all the more radiant and mysterious by the warm glow of late evening light.
Here are more images from that evening and of the sunset that followed. The spires you see in the horizon, just below the sun in the sunset shots, are those of Angkor Wat!
Thank you for visiting and have a great weekend 🙂
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One day I will stand at this hallowed site and be reminded of the gift of your stunning photos.
Ah, Paris! I bet you had a golden hour or two there, too. 🙂 Lovely shots, Madhu.
Oh yes we did! Thank you so much Jo 🙂
Enchanting! 🙂
They all are Kat, but the golden hours do make them seem even more so.
So pretty…I can’t wait to visit Angkor! You’ve done a great job making me want to go. 🙂
Oh I am glad! The food is great too 🙂
It’s a great heritage temples site, Madhu!
Glorious post.
It is. Thank you 🙂
Reblogged this on Sherry's Space and commented:
Wow, it’s beautiful
Thank you Sherry.
Your welcome
What a wonderful place.
This is just one among many amazing temples there! In fact it gets hard to shortlist which ones you want to visit!
Another one of your fabulous sets to put on the visit list!
I’m speechless! So beautiful, added with the sunset…magical event!
Ummmm – how beautiful it is, especially in that golden light. Speaking of the Angkor Wat tower/s, I loved how they would pop up, unexpectedly, from across the plain – I suppose that was the idea 🙂
Awesome…sorry I was a bit busy to see comments and new posts.., but truly your works are commendable indeed.. great luck..
Amazing work and commendable indeed.. sorry, I am a bit late on comment as I was busy..great luck..
Another unique fact about sunset watching at this ancient temple is the volume of people who turn up. It would seem as if every tourist that is in Siem Reap goes to watch sunset at Phnom Bakheng. When we went there, maybe more than 1000 people turned up.
That is exactly why we skipped Phnom Bakheng Darla. This post is about Pre Rup 🙂
I’m in awe. These are majestic subjects. Photos are excellent and the light glorious!
Excellent presentation style… Great work,…
Cambodia is such an interesting country. You can see it has had a glorious past.