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 Terraceof Elephants looked like a giant parade stand, once used by the Angkor Kings for celebrations and elephant fights. Legend has it that through the competition, the winning elephant can become the king's mount, while the loser can only carry stones and work hard. The walls under the platform of war elephants are carved with dense Buddha carvings, and the three-headed elephant mount of the God Indra, with its trunk linking to the ground, is still delicate although it has been broken. Zhou Daguan's "Zhenla Fengdu Ji" records that there was a magnificent wooden building on the platform, and there was a mirror shining on the pillars of the building.

There is a stone platform 350 meters long and 3 meters high in Tongwang City (also known as Great Angkor Wat) of Cambodia. In ancient times, this was the place where the king chose to ride war elephants. The war elephants have to fight before the winner can become the king's mount. The whole stone platform is carved with exquisite elephants, and there are three parallel stone carvings at the southern stage.