Built in the mid-12th century by Suryavarman II, the Hindu temple in the Angkor Wat Temple style was made of laterite and sandstone. Banteay Samre is one of the magnificent temples in the ...

Cambodia, a fascinating country in Southeast Asia, shares borders with Laos, Vietnam, and Thailand. Among its many highlights, the city of Siem Reap stands out as a top destination for one ...

Angkor Wat was built starting in 1113 by Khmer King Suryavarman II to honor the Hindu god Vishnu. After the king’s death in 1150, the complex transitioned to a Buddhist site under new King ...

Calling Cambodia’s Angkor Wat one of the most significant archaeological discoveries won’t be incorrect! This South-East ...

His son, Jayavarman III, built one of the first major temples at Bakong, southwest of Angkor Wat, in the mid-ninth century. By the early 12th century, the kingdom was riven by internal strife ...

Yet nothing has moved him in the same way as Angkor Wat (see above) in Cambodia, where "scale, artistry and location are all superlative." Angkor Wat is actually just one of more than a dozen ...

Explore the tumultuous rise of the Khmer Empire, one of the greatest civilizations in human history with the immense temple complex of Angkor Wat at its heart.

Some of the best-known landmarks in the world have been inspired by faith and today they attract more visitors than ever before. For some they are places of quiet contemplation, for others they ...

The Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport is located on 700 hectares (1,730 acres) of land about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Angkor Wat and boasts a 3,600-meter- (11,810-foot) long runway.

At 400 acres, Angkor Wat (“temple city” or “temple that is a city” in Khmer, the language of Cambodia) is considered the largest religious structure in the world. Yet despite its size, it ...