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Via Flickr:
Banteay Srei is built largely of red sandstone, a medium that lends itself to the elaborate decorative wall carvings which are still observable today.

The temple’s modern name, Banteay Srei — citadel of the women, or citadel of beauty — is probably related to the intricacy of the carving and the tiny dimensions of the architecture. Some have speculated that it relates to the many devatas carved into the walls of the buildings

This is an excellent documentary:
City of the Gods - Angkor, Cambodia
on the architecture and cultural history of Angkor.

Banteay Srei, Angkor, Cambodia.

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