Angkor Wat is a huge Buddhist temple complex located in northern Cambodia. It was originally built in the first half of the 12th century as a Hindu temple. Its name, which translates to "temple city" in the Khmer language of the region, references the fact it was built by Emperor Suryavarman II, who ruled the region from 1113 to 1150, as the state temple and political center of his empire. Spread...
Ta Prohm is the modern name of the temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia, built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara Located approximately one kilometre east of Angkor Thom and on the southern edge of the East Baray, it was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII:125:388 as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. Unlike most Angkorian...
Sangkat Nokor Thum, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province 17000, Cambodia
The Bayon Temple is a richly decorated Khmer Buddhist temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the temple stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by subsequent Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their o...
Angkor Thom, alternatively Nokor Thom in present-day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer Empire. This magnificent royal city was established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarman VII. It covers an area of 9 km² and contains several monuments from earlier eras as well as those established by Jayavarman and his successors. At the centre of the city is Jayavarm...
Charles De Gaulle, Sangkat Sla Kram, Siem Reap, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
Angkor National Museum takes its visitors through the journey back in time from the creation to the highest point of Khmer Kingdom, the Golden era in the Cambodian history. Through the use of interactive exhibits, visitors will develop a deeper understanding of the art, culture, and architecture of the ancient empire. A tour of the museum will be joyful for both visitors who have a good understan...
Siem Reap is the second largest city of Cambodia, as well as the capital and largest city of Siem Reap Province in northwestern Cambodia. Siem Reap has French colonial and Chinese-style architecture in the Old French Quarter and around the Old Market. In the city, there are museums, traditional Apsara dance performances, a Cambodian cultural village, souvenir and handicraft shops, silk farms, ric...