P1019077

Angkor Thom

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December 1st 2016
I have seen the Angkor faces many times on tv and in pictures, but the scale and number of the faces is so much more when you are close. It would be a serious challenge to count the number of faces. The guidebook says there is disagreement on the count. The complexity of the structure is also something you only have some feel of when walking around the corridors and climbing up to the top. The Bay ... read more

Asia » Cambodia

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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