Images of the twelfth century temple known today as Angkor Wat have appeared on every Cambodian flag since the country gained its independence from France in l953. Cambodia is the only nation in the ...

By the late 16th century, when Portuguese missionaries came upon the lotus-shaped towers of Angkor Wat—the most elaborate of the city's temples and the world's largest religious monument—the ...

Angkor Thom lies within the sprawling Angkor Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that covers roughly 154 square miles. It is known as being the final capital of the Khmer Empire. This ...

But research around Angkor Wat suggests its collapse might be better described as a transformation. A new study reveals that the demise of the ancient city of Angkor was related to the ...

They include the famous Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom, the Bayon Temple with its countless sculptural decorations. UNESCO has set up a wide-ranging programme to safeguard this symbolic site ...

The collection includes an overall aerial image of Angkor Wat, the crowning glory of the temple ruins from the early 12th century, and photos of gigantic towers with carved faces at the central ...

Experts say the statue is the most important to have been found at Angkor Wat in recent years Archaeologists at Cambodia's celebrated Angkor Wat temple complex have unearthed a large statue ...

a culture of which the material forms as known to us culminate in the Javanese temple of Burobudur and the Cambodian Angkor Wat. This culture still survives, mingled with other elements ...

We’ve visited the temples of Angkor twice now. We’ve visited Angkor Wat independently, and we’ve also explored Angkor Wat on a 2 day tour. We’ve seen sunrise here, and we’ve seen sunset at Angkor.

While this figure may seem like an exaggeration, the sheer scale of the rock reliefs is reminiscent of the grandeur of ...

Archaeologists in Cambodia have unearthed a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues in a "remarkable discovery" at the Angkor World Heritage Site near the city of Siem Reap.

The second "Smile of Cambodia" event was held in front of the famed Angkor Wat here in northwest Siem Reap province on Tuesday, aiming at promoting culture and the world heritage site to tourists.