Constructed in 12th Century by King Suryavarman II & dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu.
It rises 65 metres from ground level, is surrounded by a moat & exterior wall & is counted one of the largest religious buildings in the world.
Angkor Wat has served as a Buddist temple since the 14th century.

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Second largest city in the Kingdom of Cambodia & the tourist gateway to the Angkor Region!

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Located on the corner of National Route 6 & Pokambor Avenue, Siem Reap, across from the Royal Residence.

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Memorial to the children slain at the Killing Fields of Siem Reap, during the regime of the Khmer Rouge.

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Chong Khneas Village, also known as the Floating Village, situated on the edge of the Tonle Sap lake, at the base of Phnom Krom.
Many homes float, though some are simply built on stilts. During the wet season, when the rains are heavy & the Meekong River flows into the Tonlé Sap Lake, many of these stilt homes will not be above the waterline.

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Constructed late 9th - early 10th Century, Phnom Krom is made up of three towers dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu & Brahma respectively. Overlooking the Tonle Sap Lake, they sit beside an active Pagoda atop a hill with a 30min exposed climb...

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Shots from around the Siem Reap Province, outside the town proper.

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Similar to the East Mebon temple, & originally thought to have been a funerary temple, Pre Rup was the state temple of Rajendravarman II & was dedicated to Shiva.
Built in the late 10th century, it was the second temple built after the Khmer capital was returned to Angkor from Koh Ker.

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Built in the late 10th century, Banteay Srei translates to "Citadel of the Women". The temple structure is small, with most tourists ducking through doorways, & the carvings are intricate & flamboyant.

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A small lake within the temple complex at Banteay Srei was dotted with bright pink water lilies.
With fond (amusing) memories of my mother's attempt at photographing lilies in the Northern Territory I spent a while with these, granting them their own albumn... No masseurs were harmed or lost in the shooting of these Lilies.

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Phnom Kulen is where the Age of Angkor all began. It is the mountain where King Jayavarman II initiated the Royal God of the Linga cult in 802AD, declaring a unified & independant Khmer empire with a single ruler.
Here lies the River of 1000 Linga.

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