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.

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.

Observation platform Terrace of the Elephant (four stars, less than half an hour): Where the celebration ceremony is held, the king's reading platform, and the grand elephant fighting conference is held every year. The observation deck (also known as the war elephant steps) is next to the king's steps, the whole step looks like a huge review platform, you can imagine the king standing on the review platform to review the pomp of soldiers and war elephants during the heyday of the Angkor Dynasty, And of course there is the ferocity and bloodiness of the battle between the elephants.

I bought a three-day tour ticket for Angkor. After visiting the Khmer smile, I walked directly. It was not too far. Cambodia was really hot. The sculpture on the stone wall of the war elephant steps was exquisite and the characters were lifelike.

The war elephant platform is a relatively low-profile attraction in Angkor Wat, but as long as you see it, you can’t help but want to take a photo with it. Compared with more than a dozen stone elephants, it looks too windy. I can’t wait to ride on it to take pictures, but it’s too hot.