temple built in 948

Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom - check one off my Bucket List

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September 16th 2012
This is the day I've been looking forward to since after the Tiger Monastary and why we booked this trip so I have a lot to 'ooh and ahh' about. Although we refer to the whole area as Angkor Wat, the entire area is called Angkor and includes many temples and sites in addition to Angkor Wat. It was the capital of the Khmer empire from the 9th - 14th centuries. I was also spurprised t ... 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