Thommanon
The Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda are two small, original Hindu temple flat in the immediate vicinity of the historic city of Angkor Thom ( Cambodia). The name " Thommanon " is more recent than the temple; it is derived from the Pali word dhamma ( law, teaching, reality ) and anantapannya, short nanda ( infinite wisdom).
History
When leaving Angkor Thom by the " Triumphal Arch " of Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda like twins are left and right leading to Ta Keo " Victory Boulevard ". However Thommanon, Chau Say Tevoda and Siegesallee come from different times.
The Thommanon was built before the end of the 11th, no later than mid-12th century; the stylistic relationship to Angkor Wat is unmistakable, so a date in the reign of the Khmer King Suryavarman II (1113-1150) probably. The Chau Say Tevoda was probably also built by Suryavarman II, but a little later than the Thommanon. The Siegesallee first appeared around 1200, the same time as Angkor Thom.
Over the centuries, the surrounding walls of the temple have largely disappeared; since the Victory Boulevard runs from west to east and the main entrances of both temples in the East are, see passers now directly on the flanks of the plants. During the Thommanon was completely restored in the sixties of the 20th century, the Chau Say Tevoda is in a relatively dilapidated state.
Conditioning and architectural decoration
The Thommanon is today mainly of four sandstone buildings that are strung on a 70 m long axis from east to west: the eastern gopura ( tower gate ), the mandapa ( assembly hall ), the Prasat (temple tower ), and finally the western gopura. Mandapa and Prasat are connected by a short Antarala (corridor). A few meters south of the mandapa is a fifth sandstone building, called a library or sacristy. The remains of the enclosure are made of laterite.
The eastern gopura has three passages and two side chambers; Reliefs in the side gable triangles represent Vishnu dar. The six meters long and three meters wide mandapa are covered with sparkle tiles, sandstone tiles counterfeit, and opens into the four cardinal directions; the best-preserved reliefs are located inside over the eastern access ( Vishnu on Garuda ) and inside above the western entrance ( death of valine), also outside through the southern entrance ( Ravana shaking the Kailash mountain ).
The floor plan of Prasat is cruciform - four porches surround the inside about 3 x 3 m measured from a tower roof in the Angkor Wat style -winning sanctuary. The entrance into the central space is only possible from the east porch, in the other lobbies one encounters extremely finely decorated stone false doors. The external walls of the building are richly decorated: The beautiful Devata with its laterally facing feet correspond to those of Angkor Wat.
The western gopura lasts much distance to Prasat and is simpler than the eastern gopura. But again, the reliefs are remarkable: In the lateral pediments we see Shiva as ascetic (south side ) and the churning of the milk sea ( north side); outside via the central passage of the fights riding on Garuda Vishnu against an Asura.