Indian Architecture (Buddhist and Hindu Periods) c43.20

c43.20

It has been remarked however that although this aesthetic sense was distinctly pronounced, the Khmers never seem to have been aware of the fact that their constructional ability was not of an equal order. Yet in spite of many technical failings, the buildings, after being subjected to such adverse climatic conditions and other stresses, have on the whole preserved much of their original appearance in a most remarkable manner. That they are seriously ruined is obvious, but following centuries of neglect accompanied by year after year of uncontrolled devastation from jungle growth, they show by their condition, deplorable though this may be, that the Khmers built better than they knew. The materials employed consisted mainly of stone supplemented by a certain amount of brickwork. Two varieties of stone were favoured, laterite mainly for the foundations, and [Figure: DETAILS OF WAHALKADA OR OFFSET
(1) VIEW IN PERSPECTIVE
(2) ELEVATION
(3) PLAN