Angkor Thom

Japanese: アンコール・トム(英語表記)Angkor Thom
Angkor Thom
The remains of Cambodia's largest city wall remain in Angkor, the capital of the Angkor Dynasty (9th to 15th centuries). Angkor is the Sanskrit word nagara (city), and Thom is the Khmer adjective meaning "large." The square city wall is about 3 km on each side and 8 m high, and was built by piling up blocks of laterite (red clay), making it extremely sturdy. The interior area is 9 km2. There are huge city gate entrances in the center of each of the east, west, north and south sides, and another entrance commonly known as the "Gate of Victory" is located north of the eastern city gate.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
カンボジアのアンコール朝(9~15世紀)の首都アンコールに残るカンボジア最大の城壁の跡。アンコールとは梵語のナガラ(都市)にあたり,トムはクメール語で〈大きい〉という形容詞にあたる。正方形の城壁で,1辺が約3km,その高さは8mもあり,ラテライト(紅土)のブロックを積み上げて築かれた,きわめて頑丈なものである。その内部の広さは9km2もある。東西南北の各辺の中央には,巨大な城門としての入口があり,さらに東側の城門の北には,もう一つ別の一般に〈勝利の門〉と称する入口がある。

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