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Banteay Srei: The Citadel of the women
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  • Updated By King_Golo on October 21, 2008
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  • Carvings in Banteay Srei - Angkor Wat
    Carvings in Banteay Srei
    by King_Golo
    Banteay Srei is supposed to be Angkor's temple with the most extraordinary carvings. This is certainly true, as there are marvellously carved pictures of mythic creatures as well as humans. It is said that only women could have done this due to their smoother hands... :-) Well, I couldn't do it, so this must be true, too!
    Banteay Srei's drawback are the hordes of tourists visiting it. Furthermore, when I was there parts of the complex were off limits to visitors. And last but not least it's 30km away from Angkor's main sights - on Cambodian roads, this equals a daytrip! Still, it's worth going there - usually in combination with the Roluos temples.

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  • Directions: Banteay Srei is about 30km away from Angkor Wat - take a motorbike with a driver or a tuk-tuk
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    Banteay Srei: Banteay Srei
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  • Updated By dfactor on July 22, 2005
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  • Inner enclosure of Banteay Srei - Angkor Wat
    Inner enclosure of Banteay
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    by dfactor
    At more than 30km from Siem Reap, you will need a little more than an hour to get to Banteay Srei on tuk tuk. By much more faster in car and coach of course. The bumpy and dusty roads to Banteay Srei can make the ride on tuk tuk rather unpleasant.
    I was caught by surprise with the size of Banteay Srei, you can practically look at the back of the temple from the main entrance. But the great thing about this temple is its lavishly decorated fine carvings almost all over the temple. They look so delicate and they are more than 1000 years old. Well, they don't call Banteay Srei the "Jewel of Khmer Art" for no reason. I have to second it.
    Not to be missed by every visitor to Siem Reap.

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    Banteay Srei: The Most Ornate Temple
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  • By Jmill42 on March 19, 2004
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    Amazing clarity
    by Jmill42
    Banteay Srei is located about 5 kilometers north of Angkor Wat. It is worth every cent you have to get here. But, don't be under the impression that some massive temple awaits; you will be disappointed. What is waiting is possibly the most ornate temple in all of Angkor. It has a red color to the rocks that comprise the walls, and the images that can be taken here are some of the best.

    Remember that the carving in this picture is over a 1000 years old!!

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    Banteay Srei: Banteay Srei's Best Reliefs
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  • By Jmill42 on March 19, 2004
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    Banteay Srei Temple
    by Jmill42
    Unfortunately, Banteay Srei has part of its temples roped off because people could not keep their hands off the carvings. So, we can now only catch some of the best relief carvings from a distance. Even so, this temple really stands out from the others, not only from its red hue and small stature, but the beautiful surroundings as well.

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    Banteay Srei: Banteay Srei
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  • Updated By iwys on January 4, 2009
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  • No tourists! Amazing! - Angkor Wat
    No tourists! Amazing!
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    Banteay Srei is a beautiful temple complex, north-east of Angkor, founded by the king's chief Brahman advisor, Yajnavaraha in 967AD. This is known from an inscription at the site.

    Banteay Srei was rediscovered by French archaeologists in the twentieth century.
    Its remote location meant that tourists used to get shot and robbed here. An American woman and her guide were killed here in 1995. But, don't worry: nowadays it is perfectly safe and very much on the Japanese package tourist trail. So much so, that it is difficult to take a picture of the ruins without getting a group of tourists in front of them. After about twenty minutes waiting, I finally succeeeded.

    The temple complex itself is very small, so it doesn't take anywhere near as much time to walk around as most of the other Angkor sites do.

    The temple is surrounded by a moat, still filled with water, so you enter through a triumphal caseway over the moat. Inside there are three tower shrines, made of red sandstone, the tallest of which is 10 metres high. The temple doorways are protected by carved heads of Kala, a demon who ate his own body.

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  • Directions: 37km north of Siem Reap
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  • By SirRichard on September 15, 2003
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  • A general view of Banteay Srei - Angkor Wat
    A general view of Banteay Srei
    by SirRichard
    This little temple 30 kms north of Angkor complex is one of the most charming and captivating ones.
    Compared to those in Angkor, this seems a private temple, of very small proportions. One of its attractives are the delicate impressive carvings on the walls, some of them are really miniatures of an incredible detail!!
    The surrounding is nice too...

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    Banteay Srei: Banteay Srey
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    Located 38km outside of Siem Reap, this temple is still hotly on the tourist trail. Part of the charm of visiting these remote sites is the drive out through the Cambodian countryside and the small villages along the way. If you plan to visit Banteay Srey your driver will likely be expecting more money due to the distance, so be sure to settle on the price beforehand. Our driver suggested visiting this temple and the even further a field Kbal Spean as our itinerary for the third day of our visit to Angkor. Unfortunately he left us under the impression that his payment would be the same as the day before and it wasn’t until we reached Banteay Srey that he changed the rules on us. Thankfully, we were able to reach a mutually agreeable settlement and it didn’t ruin our day, but keep this in mind when you are making arrangements to visit these distant temples.

    Banteay Srey means something along the lines of “Citadel of the Women”. It was built in the late 10th Century for Rajendravarman. The temple is of Hindu origins. This gorgeous red sandstone temple is known for it’s ornate and pristine carvings. The temple is currently undergoing restorations but the majority of the temple is still easily accessible. Despite it’s remote location, Banteay Srey is very popular, even in the morning. We arrived relatively early, not sunrise early, but in the morning and even then busses crammed with tourists were arriving alongside us. Regardless we still were able to see the entire site and didn’t feel overwhelmed by the crowds like at Angkor Wat. There are plenty of food stalls and souvenir stands across the way from the temple and public bathroom facilities are a slight walk down the road.

    Our trip out to these remote sites was one of the highlights of our trip!

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    Banteay Srei: Banteay Srei
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    About 25 km to the north of the main Angkor site is the temple of Banteay Srei, also known as the Citadel of the Women. Originally built in 967, it was dedicated to Brahma.
    This was one of my favourite temples in all Angkor, the carvings in the sandstone are superbly done and make this definitely worth the journey. The road to Banteay Srei is now surfaced all the way so the journey is quite an easy one.

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  • By lenoreva on April 17, 2003
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  • Banteay Srei false door - Angkor Wat
    Banteay Srei false door
    by lenoreva
    Banteay Srei is like a fairytale palace for midgets! Everything is built on a much smaller scale here.

    About 16 km north of the main circuit, Banteay Srei is still very much on the beaten path due to its impressive basreliefs and false doors.

    Your motodop will probably want more money to take you here, sometimes even demanding $5 extra. You can definitly get this down to $2-3 though.

    It is a pretty crowded site because it is so small, and a lot of areas are roped off, but it really is a must see!

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    Banteay Srei: "Citadel of the Women"
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  • Updated By savitha on March 19, 2005
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    Banteay Srei
    by savitha
    Bantrey Srei is a bit further than the other temples but it is certainly worth a visit...

    To me, this temple was most unique with its extraordinary carvings and mythological narratives. Built by Rajendravarman, this temple is certainly a beauty made out of pink sandstone. There are many inscriptions on door frames which I'll never be able to decipher, but it was truly unique to me...

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  • Address: 20km north of Angkor
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