The 3 Canadians

Angkor Wat

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October 15th 2005
Today we went to see Angkor Wat - one of the seven wonders of the world, as well as the biggest religious building in the world. The reason that Angkor Wat is so special is hard to explain, so I will not say too much about it. I do have many pictures though. Angkor Wat was built over a thousand years ago (took 500 years to build) by the mighty Khmer Empire. This empire controlled most of Asia, ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Angkor

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Most Cambodians consider themselves to be Khmers, whose Angkor Empire extended over much of Southeast Asia and reached its zenith between the 10th and 13th centuries. Subsequently, attacks by the Thai and Cham (from present-day Vietnam) weakened the ... ... read more