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Temples of Angkor

Temples of Angkor




STYLEPERIODSTYLEPERIOD
Preah Ko875 - 893Kleang965 - 1010
Bakheng893 - 925Baphuon1010 - 1080
Pre Rup947 - 965Angkor Wat1100 - 1175
Banteay Srei967 - 1000Bayon1177 - 1230


Temples of Angkor are the heart and soul of the Kingdom of Cambodia as well as the ancient capital of Cambodia's Khmer empire where a source of inspiration and national pride to all Khmers as they struggle to rebuild their lives after years of terror and trauma. Today, the temples are a point of pilgrimage for all Cambodians, and no traveller to the region will want to miss their extravagant beauty.

Temples of Angkor are being the perfect fusion of spiritual devotion and creative ambition. Its culminated in the world's largest religious building, the Angkor Wat, and also housed one of the world's weirdest temple, the Bayon. Hundreds of temples surviving today are the sacred skeleton of the vast religious.

It would be great by giving yourself an opportunity to spend at least a week or more to explore Angkor, seeing the temples at a leisurely pace, returning to the principal attractions several times to see them at different times of day such as sunrise, midday or even sunset and taking in newly emerging sites further afield. However, many travellers feel that four or five days is the ideal length of time to spend at Angkor. This is just about long enough to fit in all the highlights of the Angkor area, but even with only two days at your disposal you can pack in a lot. For those who think of visiting temples of Angkor just in a day, I would say just forget about it!

Angkor Thom
Angkor Thom
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat
Baksei Chamkrong
Baksei Chamkrong
Banteay Kdei
Banteay Kdei
Banteay Samré
Banteay Samré
Banteay Srei
Banteay Srei
Baphuon
Baphuon
Bat Chum
Bat Chum
Bayon
Bayon
Beng Mealea
Beng Mealea
Chau Say Tevoda
Chau Say Tevoda
East Mebon
East Mebon
Kbal Spean
Kbal Spean
North Kleang
North Kleang
Phimeanakas
Phimeanakas
Phnom Bakheng
Phnom Bakheng
Phnom Krom
Phnom Krom
Prasat Chrung
Prasat Chrung
Prasat Kas Ho
Prasat Kas Ho
Prasat Kravan
Prasat Kravan
Prasat Suor Prat
Prasat Suor Prat
Pre Rup
Pre Rup
Preah Khan
Preah Khan
Preah Neak Pean
Preah Neak Pean
Preah Palilay
Preah Palilay
Preah Pithu
Preah Pithu
Roluos
Roluos
Royal Enclosure
Royal Enclosure
South Kleang
South Kleang
Spean Thmor
Spean Thmor
Sra Srang
Sra Srang
Ta Keo
Ta Keo
Ta Nei
Ta Nei
Ta Prohm
Ta Prohm
Ta Som
Ta Som
Tep Pranam
Tep Pranam
Terrace of Elephants
Terrace of Elephants
Terrace of Leper King
Terrace of Leper King
Thommanon
Thommanon
West Mebon
West Mebon
Western Baray
Western Baray
Phnom Kulen
Phnom Kulen