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Notice (permalien)

Réf.

41631

Type

conference item

Titre

Chaotic boundaries in Khmer heritage

Langues

English

Auteurs

Davenport, Daniel R.

Date

2005

Pages

1 p.

Titre de conférence

15th ICOMOS General Assembly and International Symposium: ‘Monuments and sites in their setting - conserving cultural heritage in changing townscapes and landscapes’

Lieu de conférence

Xi'an, China

Date de conférence

17 – 21 oct 2005

Mots-clés

temples / setting / management / historic buildings / historic landscapes / places of religion and ritual / World Heritage List / management plans / sacred landscapes

Pays mentionnés

Lao People's Democratic Republic

Monuments et sites

Wat Phou, Laos

N° Patrimoine mondial

481

Résumé en anglais

Khmer sites often incorporate natural features into their design. In some cases these natural features were probably more important elements of the sacred landscape than the temples themselves. A good example of this is the monument at Wat Phou in Laos, where the sacred linga mountain and accompanying representation of the yoni (the Mekong river) have been recognised as an integral part of that area’s heritage.

Document joint

1-7.pdf

Licence

Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives (BY-NC-ND)