Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat is a massive temple complex in Cambodia, originally built in the early 12th century as a Hindu temple for the god Vishnu and later transforming into a Buddhist site. It is the largest religious monument in the world and a masterpiece of Khmer architecture, designed to represent the mythical Mount Meru. The temple is now the national symbol of Cambodia, appearing on its flag, and remains its prime tourist attraction. UNESCO World Heritage Site: The Angkor Archaeological Park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992 due to its unique concentration of features that testify to an exceptional civilization. Architecture and art: The monuments are renowned for their Khmer architecture and intricate bas-relief carvings, which often depict Hindu mythology.

Angkor Thom South Gate

The South Gate is one of five grand entrances to the ancient city of Angkor Thom, built in the late 12th century and is the best-preserved and most famous gate. It is known for its impressive causeway lined with statues of gods (devas) and demons (asuras) pulling a naga, as well as a gate tower with four faces similar to those at the Bayon temple. This gate serves as a ceremonial and defensive entrance, and the causeway is a popular spot for photographs and the start of elephant rides into the city.

Bayon Temple

The Bayon is a richly decorated Khmer temple related to Buddhism at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of the King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the center of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom.

Chau Say Tevoda

Chau Say Tevoda is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It is just east of Angkor Thom, directly south of Thommanon across the Victory Way. Built in the mid-12th century, it is a Hindu temple in the Angkor Wat period. It is dedicated to Shiva and Vishnu with unique types of female sculptures of devatas enshrined in it.

Ta Nei Temple

Ta Nei is a late 12th century stone temple in Angkor, Cambodia. Built during the reign of King Jayavarman VII, it is near the northwest corner of the East Baray, a large holy reservoir. It was dedicated to the Buddha.

Ta Prohm

Ta Prohm is the modern name of a temple near the city of Siem Reap, Cambodia, approximately one kilometer east of Angkor Thom and on the southern edge of the East Baray. It was built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th century and early 13th century and was originally called Raja vihara.

Banteay Kdei

Banteay Kdei is. 'A Citadel of Chambers'), also known as "Citadel of Monks' cells",is a Buddhist temple in Angkor, Cambodia. It is located southeast of Ta Prohm and east of Angkor Thom. Built in the mid-12th to early 13th centuries AD during the reign of Jayavarman VII (who was posthumously given the title "Maha paramasangata pada"), it is in the Bayon architectural style, similar in plan to Ta Prohm and Preah Khan, but less complex and smaller.

Sambor Prei Kuk

Sambor Prei Kuk is a 7th-century archaeological site in Cambodia that was the capital of the Chenla Kingdom, known as Isanapura. The site features over 100 brick temples, many of which are serene and scattered throughout the forest, with unique octagonal towers among its most distinctive structures. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site recognized for its impressive pre-Angkorian architecture and as the foundation for the later Khmer style.

Sambor Prei Kuk

Yeay Poan Temple is a significant pre-Angkorian Hindu temple complex at the Sambor Prei Kuk archaeological site in Cambodia, known for its 7th-century brick architecture, including unique flying palace reliefs and a central tower with a sandstone doorway depicting the god Indra. Built during the reign of King Isanavarman I, it is a key part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site that showcases early Khmer artistic and spiritual achievements

Prasat Tao

Prasat Tao is the central temple within Sambor Prei Kuk's "C" group, famous for its impressive brick sanctuary and the iconic lion sculptures flanking the entrance, which gave it the nickname "The Lion Temple". Dating to the 7th-8th century (though some sources suggest the 9th century), the temple features a rectangular main sanctuary tower, with false doors on three sides and an east-facing entrance that is open to the public. It is surrounded by two laterite enclosure walls, a larger outer one and a smaller inner one, with the latter containing the central tower and other ruins.

Sambor Prei Kuk

Sambor Temple, located in the Sambor Prei Kuk archaeological site in Cambodia, is a 7th-century temple dedicated to the god Shiva. It features a raised brick platform with intricate geometric designs and bas-reliefs depicting "floating palaces," animals, and deities. The Sambor Prei Kuk site, once the capital of the Chenla Empire (Ishanapura), is a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its unique pre-Angkorian art and architecture.

Sambor Prei Kuk

Kbal Chrouk Temple, also known as Tower N20, is a ruined rectangular brick temple at Sambor Prei Kuk, notable for its ornate sandstone doorframe, a K. 439 inscription, and reliefs of "flying palaces". Built during the reigns of kings Bhavavarman II and Jayavarman I, it originally housed a golden linga and features unique decorative elements like pilasters and base decorations. The temple, which opens to the east, is part of a larger archaeological site recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Sambor Prei Kuk

Drum Chan Temple is a misinterpretation of a temple complex in Sambor Prei Kuk, a pre-Angkorian archaeological site in Cambodia from the 7th century. The name likely refers to the "Temple Zone" which includes clusters like Prasat Sambor (the main temple), Prasat Yeah Puon, and Prasat Boram. This UNESCO World Heritage Site features unique octagonal temples, and its architectural and artistic style, known as the Sambor Prei Kuk style, was a precursor to the Angkorian period.

Sambor Prei Kuk

It is a small “cell” shrine, open to the east, around 3 m in height and width. It's made of sandstone featuring ornate pilasters/pillars also working as supports for the thin slabs of sandstone that make the walls and the roof slab.

Sambor Prei Kuk

Chrey Temple (Prasat Chrey) is a pre-Angkorian brick sanctuary at the Sambor Prei Kuk archaeological site that is famous for being almost entirely engulfed by the roots of a massive strangler fig tree. This temple, also designated N18, was once part of a larger complex but is now partially separated by a road. Its picturesque ruins are a popular photo spot, showcasing a beautiful but destructive interplay between nature and ancient architecture.

Sambor Prei Kuk

Bos Ream Temple (also known as Tower N24 or Prasat Rong Chambak) is an unexcavated, rectangular brick temple at the Sambor Prei Kuk archaeological site, characterized by its unique tree-covered elevation and remnants of early Khmer architectural decorations. It is notable for its relative state of preservation compared to some other structures at the site, with visible decorations around the eaves and false doors.

Sambor Prei Kuk

Trapeang Ropeak Temple is a 7th-century pre-Angkorian octagonal brick shrine at Sambor Prei Kuk, notable for a large tree growing through its structure and for its unique, octagonal shape, which likely represents the Vimana Trivishtapa, or the flying palace of the god Indra. The temple is located to the northwest of temple Z and is surrounded by an environment that has been heavily reclaimed by nature.