Angkor

The great Angkor region of Cambodia is an ancient land where the Khmer Empire built its capital, over a 1200 years ago. The single most notable landmark in the area is the stunning Angkor Wat, built in the 12th century, which stands today as an incredible feat of engineering, and remains the largest temple complex in the world.

But that's not all. There are literally hundreds of temples in the area. Some of them majestic; some of them eerie, invaded and occupied by the jungle for centuries. Siem Reap, Cambodia's fifth largest city, has become the logical starting point for temple trekking, and since Angkor's "rediscovery" by the French in 1901, the area has become one of the most spectacular historical sites in the world.
  • Angkor at dawn
  • Ankor the great One of the many, many temples in the Angkor region.
  • angkor colorless Ta Som, a tempe built in the 12th century that has since become overgrown with trees.
  • Angkor explored Preah Kahn, an expansive 12th century temple complex that welcomes exploration.
  • Monks of Angkor
  • Angkor abandoned A small, unamed temple in the Jungle.
  • Angkor after dawn Angkor Wat.
  • Angkor Thom Bayon, and Angkor Tom, beleived to have housed a population of between 150-200,000 people in the 11th century.
  • Ankor Pre Rup, one of the older yet still impressive temples of Angkor.
  • Beautiful Angkor Neak Pean, water temple.
  • Faces of Thom Faces carved into Bayon
  • Monkey Temple The hindu temple of Banteay Srei is among the most intricate, yet well preserved in Ankor. As of 2013, it is 1046 years old!
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  • Rainy Angkor Raining in Preah Khan
  • Thom Bayon (12th century).
  • Tones of Siem Reap Siem Reap's lively streets, full of 0.5$ beers and 1$ bbq'd frog.
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  • 969 Thousand+ year old carvings at Banteay Srei.
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  • 1035 Faces in stone.
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  • 1146 Inside Preah Khan
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  • 1164 Red soil roads of the Cambodian countryside
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  • 1184 Colorful bridge crossing in Siem Reap
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  • 1205 Above Siem Reap
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  • 1321 Some of the 200 faces of Bayon.
  • 1231 Carved imagery lining the outer walls of Angkor Wat.
  • 1233 For such a gigantic complex, Angkor Wat is intricate down to the tiniest details.
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  • 1246 The famous steps of Angkor.
  • 1250 Inner courtyard of Angkor Wat.
  • 1252 Inside Angkor Wat.
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  • 1267 For perhaps 500 years, it was monkeys - and not men - that have used Angkor.
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  • 1282 The innermost sections of Angkor.
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  • 1312 "Bayon is...but a muddle of stones, a sort of moving chaos assaulting the sky" -Maurice Glaize, one of the original French archeologists of Angkor.
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  • Angkor 3 Banteay Srei and the Jungle
  • Angkor 4 East Mebon, 953 AD.