to a temple compound in America, believers are comforted by the tradition and legitimacy of their surroundings." Shapes: the four kinds of unlimited ensembles Generally all Kbachs shapes refer to natural elements. The ornamental sets are not limited to the sole figuration of a decor: they reflect the laws of rhythm and balance presiding over the harmonious composition of a whole. Bizot identifies four types of figures. Checkered figures The checkered figures are an unlimited figure which comes in two aspects: the first is a set of endless squares produced in two directions; the second is a network of orthogonal lines with quadratic cells. We find this motif, for example, on the third floor of Angkor Wat. The center, generally exploited in a large circular motif, distributes along the diagonals, four fusiform florets, and along the mediators, four shafts with scalloped ends. Each of them exploits the same elements: a center, a cross, a saltire, and essentially comes down to a diagram which specifies the center and the axes of symmetry of the square. Thus, at the western entrance to Angkor Wat, the cruciferous squares specify a set of Saint Andrew's crosses and a set of Maltese crosses. The central figure of the motifs, including the particular nature of each (Rahu, lotus flower , ...) individualizes analogous structures in a way, can still add to the subtlety of these sets. Alternating checkered figures The figures with alternating checkered figures adds to the straight-square couple the opposition of black and white. It finds its schematic expression in the figure of the checkerboard. The opposition can be translated in different ways: hollow and salient, ornamental and bare, empty and full. This ornamentation was developed in particular at Banteay Srey. Circular medallion figures The circular figures with medallions are made up of tangential circles which are opposed to the quaternary of the squares which contain them, thus defining a background and a movement, as for example, in the winding of the floriferous medallions of Ta Prohm. Leafy figures The branched figures are found on the seedlings which offer the possibility of using motifs which do not necessarily present a geometric character. The branching possibilities of branching figures allow the use of sterile surfaces. This richness of expression gives particular nuances and complex movements. Here are some examples of the most famous ones: The frontal lotus petal shape. The Lotus petal seen from the