Aged 60 Jayavarman VII (ruled 1181 - 1220) came to power and built the city of Angkor Thom in a frenzy of activity as the Khmer Empire began its long and slow decline. This new city was built on the ...
Today the name Angkor Wat has become synonymous with the vast site that sits outside Siem Reap, however is just one, albeit the most magnificent, of many temples in the area. It dates from the time o...
Ta Prohm was built in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and was originally called the Rajavihara. Centuries of growth by the surrounding jungle have cloaked Ta Prohm in thick vegetation making it...
Located in Angkor Thom northwest of the Bayon the Baphuon dates from the mid-11th century. It is a three-tiered representation of the legendary holy mountain Mt Meru and was the state temple of U...
Built by Jayavarman VII the Bayon was the principal temple of Angkor Thom and sits within the walls of the fortified city. Even though Jayavarman was a Buddhist the Bayon contains elements of bot...
Yeak Laom Lake lies in an area of protected forest managed by indigenous highlanders of this part of eastern Cambodia. Local Tampuen people say the lake is a gift from the spirits, whilst scientists a...
Kamping Poy is today the site of a recreational lake but it was built by the Khmer Rouge, one of their grander schemes, it is a massive slave-built dam stretches for about 8km between two hills. Local...
Supposedly resembling a boat Phnom Sampeu – Boat Mountain – lies 15km southwest of Battambang. A long staircase winds up the hill (bear right for Wind Cave and its shrines) to Chinese and ...
Hilltop Wat Banan was built in the middle of the 11th century and is the best preserved temple of the Battambang area. Located some 20km from town Phnom Banam - Banam Hill - rises 400m out of the...
Wat Ek Phnom was built in the 11th century during the reign of Soriyavaraman I (1002 – 1050) but now sits within the grounds of a modern pagoda. The temple is surrounded by 18 bodhi trees. The a...
