Coming back again for the PH after such a long time of being absent. My entry for this week is a photo of one of the towers of a lesser known temple Prey Rup found at the Angkor Wat complex. Shown in the photo is a re-assembled tower, a temple mountain design symbolically representing Mount Meru (characteristic of a Khmer classical architecture), the legendary home of Hindu gods. 
Being one of the World Heritage Sites, the Cambodian government took measures to protect the temples. There have been several conservation projects supported by Japan, Germany, France and other countries that were implemented and some are still ongoing. As you can see in the picture, huge blocks of sandstone are precariously held together by what looked like a string. I wonder though, with all the support generated for the conservation project, could they get another string/rope strong enough to support the sandstone blocks from falling down?
It is an amazing sight ZJ. I hope funds can be found to prevent it from falling apart.
Oh it would be sad if it will fall down! :( I hope they can find funds to prevent that problem! Nice to see you back in PH!
Mine is here;
http://yennygirl.com/?p=2076
Sure hope fundings issues would be solved soon :)
I feel strongly for conservation efforts...I hope this will all be settled and the historical value will be able to be fixed!!!
My Photo Hunt is posted. Stop by if you can, would love to have you visit with me. Have a great weekend.
Welcome back to the Hunt! That "string" looks very thin for the job it's doing - I hope it holds.
wow - i hope that support can support the load! :)
http://www.mistyeiz.com/2008/07/12/the-ultimate-supporter/
It sure doesn't seem like that string can hold that huge structure. But, I'm not an architect either. Great choice for today's theme. Mine is here if you have time to stop by.
I agree with CWM. How can the string hold that structure? Is it just a tower or has it been hollowed out too? Thanks for sharing.
We were in Angkor Wat last year and this was a common sight everywhere. Its a pity this amazing struture is slowly crumbling down eaten up by its surrounding. The National Heritage is taking measures to preserve this. I hope it can still survive a little while longer...
Pearl - happy weekend
Murag nakulbaan ko ana na support...heheh...it looks like it could break any minute and the rocks would all tumble down on me ( or maybe it's just my fertile imagination)...Anyway, thanks for dropping by. Cnxa karon pako ka anhi...na ospital akong anak since Thursday karn pami naka uli haus (I usually autopost blog entries).
Angor Wat is one of my dream destinations. I certainly hope the support issue is solved! Great picture!!