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Architectural Design at Bagan and Angkor: A Comparison

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2016

ALEXANDER KOLLER
ALEXANDER KOLLER*
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Royal Asiatic Societyak10019@gmail.com
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Abstract

This study looks at the crucial features of Cambodian and Burmese monumental architecture at the peak of the two empires. By necessity, the overwhelming majority of sites are religious, as residential structures of almost any type, with the exception of some monastic buildings, were made of perishable materials and do not survive.

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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , Volume 27 , Issue 1 , January 2017 , pp. 93 - 141
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Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 2016 

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