Detail View: Design Library Image Collection: Royal Palace Complex, Phnom Penh; Throne Hall
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Accession Number:
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188079
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Order Title:
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Archivision Addition Module SEVEN--6,160 images
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Type of View:
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partialView
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View Title:
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Detail of north side with multiple roofs with chofah ridge ornaments; base of central prang at center
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Date of View:
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3/6/2011
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Image description:
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A chofah (Thai; lit. sky tassel) is a Thai architectural decorative ornament that adorns the top at the end of Wat and palaces roof in most of the continental Southeast Asian countries, such as Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar. It resembles a tall thin bird and looks hornlike.
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Image Rights:
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¿ Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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Source Institution:
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Archivision, Inc.
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Collection:
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Addition Module SEVEN
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Culture:
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Cambodian
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Work Types:
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building divisions; rooms and spaces; reception rooms
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Work Types:
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building divisions; rooms and spaces; throne rooms
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Related Work Title:
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Royal Palace Complex, Phnom Penh; partOf
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Preferred Title:
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Royal Palace Complex, Phnom Penh; Throne Hall
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Agent Display:
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Unknown (Cambodian)
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Date:
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1917-1919 (creation)
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Materials:
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wood; masonry; reinforced concrete; tile
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Technique:
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construction (assembling)
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Measurement:
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30 m (width) x 60 m (length)
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Alternate Title:
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Preah Thineang Dheva Vinnichay
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Locations:
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Phnum P¿nh, Phnum P¿nh, Cambodia
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Location Type:
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(site)
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Style/Period:
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Twentieth century
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Style/Period:
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Cambodian
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Classification:
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Architecture
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