Angkor Wat

by Vincent

Getting all templed-out at the Angkor Wat complex

Undoubtedly one of South East Asia biggest tourist attraction, Angkor Wat encompasses the glorious remains of the Khmer Empire from the 9th to 15th century. Extending over 400 square kilometers, this temple complex is the largest religious monument ever constructed and truly magnificent site that will leave very few visitors indifferent.

Exploring the sights by Tuk Tuk

One of the easiest ways to visit the Angkor temples independently is to pick a tuk-tuk driver in the streets of Siem Reap

Mr Spock and his Luxury Batmobile

Mr Spock and his luxury bat mobile waits patiently for customers


Arriving at Angkor Wat

Monks exploring Angkor Wat

Monks exploring Angkor Wat, the biggest temple of the complex representing the sacred five-peaked mountain Meru

CLose-up on some of the temple stone sculpture

Close-up some of the thousands of stone sculpture which can be seen on almost all temple surfaces

Slowly swallowed up by the jungle

Ta Prohm Temple seen here above being slowly but inexorably swallowed up by the jungle

Bayon temple faces still smiling a 1000 years later

Above and below some of the 216 faces found at the Bayon Temple still smiling 1000+ years later

Trees and jungle growing out of the ruins of Ta Prohm temple

Trees and jungle growing around the Ta Prohm temple

More Smiling faces of  Angkor Thom

Finely crafted art


Nuns of Cambodia

A group of white-robed Dounji on the right or Women nuns of Cambodia

Passing through one of the gates of the temple complex

Child cycling through one of the gates of the Angkor temple complex

Monks at Ankor Wat temple

Portrait of Monks on the footsteps of Angkor

Long boardwalk leading to temple

Long boardwalk leading to the Neak Pean island temple located in the middle of a reservoir

Kids playing in the swamp

Cambodian kids playing in the swap on the way

Jungle taking over the temple

jungle-covered temple

Tomb raiding in Angkor

No wonder thks was where the movie Tomb raider was shot for roughly $10,000 a day

Decaying temple

Another decaying temple

Raiders of the lost ark in Angkor wat

Raiders of the lost ark

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