Terrace of the Elephants

Siem Reap war elephant steps, also known as Douxiangtai, built in the 12th century AD, was the king's review of the army's large parade platform, the original wooden palace building on the platform, gradually disappeared in the 800 years, only the exquisite stone pillars and stone carvings were retained, This is a rare relics of Angkor's monuments, which have both standing and reliefs, carving a large number of lions, elephants and other large animals, lifelike.

The platform of the elephant is the platform of the king's parade, facing the road to the gate of victory, and the soldiers who returned triumphantly from the gate of victory are here to receive the king's review. There are many exquisite sculptures on the outer wall, which are worth enjoying.

A building with many elephant nose sculptures, the biggest highlight is the elephant nose landing, acting as a star of the pillar, and not relief, preserved late, very shocking effect, connected with the Douxiang platform.

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At certain times of the year, the Terrace of the Elephants is lit up at night and they do cultural performances or festivals here. Looks stunning at that time.

The entire war elephant platform (TerraceofElephants) looks like a huge review platform, once a review platform for the Angkor kings, used to hold various celebrations and elephant fighting competitions. According to legend, through the game, the winning elephant can become the king's mount, and the loser can only carry stones and work hard! The walls under the war elephant platform are carved with dense Buddha sculptures, and the three elephants of the god Indra, the elephant nose, although it is broken but still not lost. Zhou Daguan's "True La Land Notes" records that the platform was built with gorgeous wooden buildings, and there was a mirror on the pillars of the building that year.

In Cambodia's Tongwang City (also known as Great Angkor Wat) there is a 350-meter, 3-meter-high stone platform. In ancient times, this was the place where the king chose war elephants to ride. The war elephants had to fight to become kings. The entire stone platform is engraved with exquisite elephants, and there are three elephants juxtaposed on the southern platform.