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The Ancient monuments of ornamented pottery neolithic, bronze were in the  1st millennium BC,. In 6. in Angkor Borei and 7. in-Sambor Prey Kuk-were built sanctuary (Prasat)  rectangular brick tower, dissected by pilasters and topped by a pyramid of false floors, the walls were decorated with carvings on tap, false portals. Under Indian influence arose softly and generalized simulated statues 6. A distinctive, slender, graceful, full of life and yet majestic statues of 7.8 cc. At 9.

The prevailing type of ensemble from Prasat and ancillary buildings, surrounded by a fence (with pavilions-gate "Gopuram"), and later also galleries and channels (Dust-Ko in Roluose, 9.;-Banteay Srey, 10.). Then came the same type of "temple-mountain" - a stepped pyramid, topped with 1 or 5 Prasat and surrounded by galleries and channels (Bakongo in Roluose, 9.; Prang in Koh KERE, 10.). In 10. replaced by a brick laterite and sandstone, flourishing art carved decoration, where a lush floral ornament woven figures of deities, celestial maidens, animals and monsters.

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Strictly front-statues 9-13 cc. different monolithic, generalized power levels, graphically stylized details. In 9-13 cc. formed a giant complex of Angkor, which included many ornate temples and palaces, especially the most sophisticated and significant grand temple-mountain of Angkor Wat (about 1113-50) and built as a single and grand architectural ensemble (the end of 12 - 13 cc.) capital of Angkor Thom with huge faces of deities on numerous towers. Stretching endless rows of reliefs in the galleries of Angkor temples are remarkable liveliness and expressiveness of battle and scenes from everyday life, the richness of rhythm, flexible circuits. From 14.stone architecture went into decline, the ancient cities were abandoned. Were built wooden palaces and Buddhist temples (the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh), with galleries, sharpened on the edges of roofs, carved moldings, painted in gold lacquer.Erected stone stupa Bell.

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The Stone sculpture has been replaced by a wooden and bronze with  statue of Buddha and statues of dancers, from the heroes of the epic, and paintings (distemper) on the theme of Buddhist legends. From 2 to 19. urban buildings constructed in the spirit of the French eclectic architecture. In paintings and pictures of Windows Tep Nimit Tlaka (top 20 in.) Decorative stylization combined with realistic expressive faces. With the declaration of independence (1953) began a planned urban development (the new city - Kompong Som, 1957-1960, Bokor, 1962). In the towns are built of reinforced concrete buildings as a local tradition with galleries, towers, steeply pitched roofs (architect Vanmolivan), and in modern style, with loggias and sun-protection devices. Mass housing in villages and towns - piling frame houses, often with a veranda. Traditional crafts hand shelkotkachestvo, batik, wood carvings, ivory, engraving on metal, painted ceramics, embroidery, cut from the skin (open-work panels, figures shadow theater). Are developed painting and graphics (Ngoc Dim, Young Sam).