Elephant sculpture

Siem Reap and Temples of Angkor day 2

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May 27th 2007
Caught up with my moto rider outside the guest house at 7:00. Today I had planned to do some of the temples just ouside the main centre of Angkor Thom. Headed straight to Angkor and to the amazing Preah Kha temple. This is probably one of the best I've seen so far. Its really large and alot of the roofs are still intact. apparently it used to house 1000 teachers and was some sort of early u ... 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