Angkor Thom
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Angkor Thom, alternatively Nokor Thom, located in present-day Cambodia, was the last and most enduring capital city of the Khmer Empire. It was established in the late twelfth century by King Jayavarm
South gate of Angkor Thom
Bayon
Faces on Prasat Bayon
Baphuon
Angkor Wat
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Angkor Wat is a Vaishnava Hindu and Theravada Buddhist temple complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia, and the largest religious complex in the world. Located on a site measuring 162.6 hectares within the anci
Angkor Thom
…about 0.25 mi (0.40 km) from the river. The south gate of Angkor Thom is 7.2 km (4.5 mi) north of Siem Reap and 1.7 km (1.1 mi) north of the entrance to Angkor Wat. The walls, 8 m (26 ft) high and flanked by a moat, are each 3 km (1.9 mi) long, enclosing an area of 9 km2 (3.5 sq mi). The walls are of laterite…
Front side of the main complex
Photograph of Angkor Wat by Emile Gsell, c. 1866
View of the West Entrance of Angkor Wat by Delaporte 1873
Sketch of Angkor Wat, a drawing by Louis Delaporte, c. 1880