Khmer Empire
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The Khmer Empire was an empire in mainland Southeast Asia, centred on hydraulic cities in what is now northern Cambodia. Known as Kambuja by its inhabitants, it grew out of the former civilisation of
Temple of Banteay Srei, built 967 AD
Bakong, one of the earliest temple mountains in Khmer architecture
Banteay Srei, a 10th-century Cambodian temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva
Ta Keo, a state temple built around the year 1000
Angkor
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Angkor, also known as Yasodharapura, was the capital city of the Khmer Empire, located in present-day Cambodia. The empire flourished from approximately the 9th to the 15th centuries. The site of Angk
Khmer Empire
…Chenla and lasted from 802 to 1431 AD. Historians call this period of Cambodian history the Angkor period, after the empire's most well-known capital, Angkor. The Khmer Empire ruled or vassalised most of Mainland Southeast Asia and stretched as far north as southern China. The beginning of the Khmer Empire…
Suryavarman II
South gate into Angkor Thom
Angkor Wat at sunrise
The main temple reflected in the northern reflection pond. Angkor Wat, Siem Reap, Cambodia.