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Madeline Cervenka

Ortiz - E Block

11 May 2015

My Trip to Angkor

In the spring of 2013, my mother and I visited the lost city of Angkor.

Angkor Wat Temple

You can see evidence of fractal repetition in the design of the Angkor Wat temple below.

Hindu Philosophy and Cosmology

Hindu philosophy says that the cosmos are "holonomic and self-similar in nature – each fragment of the cosmos is believed to be whole in itself." Which is why the temples are designed and constructed as models of the cosmos.

Angkor's Towers

The Lost City of Angkor

Even with centuries of harsh jungle weather, the dome structured towers of Angkor Wat resemble fractal repition.

The Khmere Empire (802ce. - ~1340ce.) thrived in the deep jungles of Cambodia. After the fall of the empire, the ancient city was taken over by the jungle. The city was completely forgotten until a French explorer, Henri Mouhot, stumbled upon the ruins around 1860.

Other Temples

The side of the temple in Khajuraho, India.

This Hindu temple in Texas has resembles the fractal pattern of the Angkor Wat tower.

Works Cited

Fractals in Hindu Temples

1. Lawrie, Ben. "Beyond Angkor: How Lasers Revealed a Lost City - BBC News." BBC News. BBC News, 23 Sept. 2014. Web. 8 May 2015. <http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29245289>.

2. Fractal Enlightenmet, Bhavika Read More At: Http://fractalenlightenment.com/14556/fractals/the-fractal-structure-of-hindu-temples | FractalEnlightenment.com.

3. "The Fractal Structure of Hindu Temples." Fractal Enlightenment. Fractal Enlightenment, n.d. Web. 8 May 2015. <http://fractalenlightenment.com/14556/fractals/the-fractal-structure-of-hindu-temples>.

4.Rizwan. Angkor Wat tower. Digital image. Http://forum.xcitefun.net/. N.p., 9 Nov. 2010. Web. 9 May 2015. <http://forum.xcitefun.net/angkor-wat-amazing-town-houses-t54167.html>.

5. Shey, Brittanie. SRI MEENAKSHI TEMPLE. Digital image. Http://www.houstonpress.com/. Houston Press, 9 Dec. 2009. Web. 10 May 2015. <http://www.houstonpress.com/news/texas-traveler-sri-meenakshi-temple-6733419>.

6. The heterogenous sikhara of the Kandariya Mahadeva Temple in Khajuraho. Digital image. Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 13 Nov. 2014. Web. 10 May 2015. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikhara>.

7.Bhavika Read More At: Http://fractalenlightenment.com/14556/fractals/the-fractal-structure-of-hindu-temples | FractalEnlightenment.com. Hindu temple graph. Digital image. Fractal Enlightenment. Fractal Enlightenment, n.d. Web. 8 May 2014. <http://fractalenlightenment.com/14556/fractals/the-fractal-structure-of-hindu-temples>.

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