South Gate Ankor Thom

Angkor Thom was the last capital of the Khmer empire and is surrounding my a huge wall with five gates, the north, South, East and West as well as the Victory Gate when victorious armies would return through. Each of the gates has a row of 54 demons on the left and like this pictures shows 54 gods on the left :)

Angkor

November 10th 2006
Hello! We just thought we would tell you all about our visit to Angkor in Cambodia which has definitely been one of the highlights of our trip. I don't know why it has taken so long to put all these pictures up but we have already left Cambodia and are in Vietnam now but just imagine if you can stepping back in time (ok just back two weeks) to when we were at Angkor.. now here comes the history b ... read more

Asia » Cambodia » North » Siem Reap

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

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