Another carved wall

Angkor Wat

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August 17th 2006
Angkor Wat So, what color is Siem Reap? The most beautiful shade of blue - the color of money, of greenbacks, of 100-rupee notes, or of blue chip company stock? A lot of money must have been spent in building the temple, but the builders were the blue-blooded Kuber ( Khmer) kings. Were they not? Kuber is the God of Wealth in the Hindu myt ... 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