The retreat at Banteay Srei, or “Citadel of the Women,” represents the apogee of Khmer art. Built in the late tenth century, it is set in the midst of a village ten miles north of Angkor Thom.

According to researchers, the statues, which were identified as "door guardians," were buried by the north gate of Angkor Thom, the 11th-century capital of the Khmer Empire. Teams of workers had ...

The Khmer Empire would find its highest expression at Angkor. But the defining elements ... their headquarters in Anlong Thom, a village on the plateau. “I was one of the first Westerners ...

In this documentary, we journey deep into the jungles of northwest Cambodia to uncover a long-forgotten treasure at the heart of Angkor Thom: the Royal Palace, once home to the Khmer kings. Today, a ...

The Sbek Thom is a Khmer shadow theatre featuring twometre high ... the King's birthday or the veneration of famous people. After the fall of Angkor in the fifteenth century, the shadow theatre ...

Angkor, located outside Siem Reap, about 300 kilometers northwest of Phnom Penh, was the capital of the Khmer Empire ... central Bayon temple at the Angkor Thom ruins of the royal capital.

Constructed over a twenty-three-year period, it was one of two rival Khmer Empire capitals – the other being Angkor – and was the sole capital from 928 to 944 CE. Established by King Jayavarman IV, ...

Many of the temples were abandoned when the Khmer empire collapsed in the 15th ... who also built his own extravagant temple city, Angkor Thom, nearby. Angkor Wat continues to be an active place ...

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ngkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia. Stretching over some 400 km2, including forested area, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the ...

Key temples include the Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Bayon, Chau Say Tevoda, Ta Keo, Banteay Srei, Ta Prohm, and Phnom Bakheng, among others. China had helped restore ruined temples in the park since ...

Angkor Thom is a sprawling complex of structures ... including multiple panels in both Khmer and English explaining the history of the complex, how it was “discovered” in the mid-1800s ...