Angkor Wat from behind

Angkor... erm excuse me but nobody told me they were ruins

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June 9th 2007
The temples of Angkor... well where do I start. Not exactly what I was expecting to be honest. In fact, they are so far removed from what I had read that I thought I had gone to the wrong place. The 'magnificent empire of Angkor', 'the greatest civilisation ever', 'a beautiful city'; these are all things we read about Angkor. They said it was home to a million people and compared in size with New ... 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