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Angkor, Cambodia Detail of location of Angkor in southern Cambodia. Oblique aerial view of Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia, showing its central towers, long causeway, and surrounding moat, with dense forest in the background. Angkor Wat temple complex in Angkor, Cambodia, with its towers and palm trees reflected in a large still pond under a blue sky. Temples with faces carved into them jut into the sky. Front view of the Bayon Temple at Angkor Thom, Cambodia, showing intricate stone towers and carvings surrounded by trees and ancient ruins. Angkor Thom Towers of Angkor Wat reflected in a pond, Angkor, Cambodia. Samudra Manthana Angkor, Cambodia: elephant taxi
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Angkor, Cambodia
Angkor, Cambodia The ancient city of Angkor, Cambodia, was designated a World Heritage site in 1992.

Angkor

ancient city, Cambodia
Also known as: Angkor Thom, Yaśodharapura
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Frank E. Reynolds
Professor Emeritus, Divinity School, Dept. of South Asian Languages and Civilizations and the College, University of Chicago. Author of Guide to Buddhist Religion.
Frank E. Reynolds
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Angkor, archaeological site in what is now northwestern Cambodia, lying 4 miles (6 km) north of the modern town of Siĕmréab. It was the capital of the Khmer (Cambodian) empire from the 9th to the 15th century, a period that is considered the classical era of Cambodian history. Its most-imposing monuments are Angkor Wat, a temple complex built in the 12th century by King Suryavarman II (reigned 1113–c. 1150), and Angkor Thom, a temple complex...

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