Unquestionably, one of the wonders of the ancient world.
We sandwiched this visit between our stays in Thailand and Laos. Three days and three nights. More ruins than we could ever have imagined.
Siem Reap - the nearest town to Angkor - was experiencing a building boom. Foundations for future mega-hotels littered the road from the town to Angkor. By now, this strip must be utterly transformed - Las Vegas, Cambodian-style?
Date(s): August 2000. Album by David Kohl. Photos by David Kohl & Ross Rosenberg. 1 - 16 of 17 Total. 2861 Visits.
Angkor Wat Angkor Wat is undoubtedly the largest and best preserved monument at Angkor. Built between as a funerary temple for Suryavarman II (1112-52) to honor Vishnu, the Hindu deity.
54 Demons In front of this gate stands 54 demons and 54 gods - a motif taken from a story in a bas-relief at Angkor Wat.
54 Gods
God close-up
Demon profile
Gate with elephant emerging Angkor Thom - a fortified city built by one of Angkor's greatest kings - Jayavaraman VII (ruled 1181-1201). The city had five gates - one facing north, south, west and two facing east.
Elephant and driver
A dollar means nothing to you! Cambodian girls asking for money -and refusing ballpoint pens. What were we thinking?
Ta Prohm This monument is being swallowed by the jungle. It is one of the most evocative sites in the complex. Most of the complex probably looked like this when Henri Mouhot - the European credited for "discovering" the site - stumbled upon it in 1858.
Ta Prohm Built in around 1186, Ta Prohm was a Buddhist temple.
Ta Prohm bas relief
Bayon There are more than 200 gargantuan faces of Avalokiteshvara staring at visitors throughout this site.
Bayon
Bayon
Jungle view
Main Square - Siem Reap Dirt roads and motorized bicycles prevailed in this town.
