TEMPLE HISTORY
ANGKOR WAT
Angkor Wat: An amazing place on Earth. If you've read even a little bit about Angkor Wat, you'll probably know at least three things. Angkor is one of the most beautiful and suggestive places on earth. The Angkor Wat temple area is much larger than the Angkor temples alone. And finally, nothing is homogeneous as the temples were built at different times over the course of the 4th century.
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Banteay Kdei Temple
Banteay Kdei Temple: ប្រាសាទបន្ទាយក្តី, Prasat Banteay Kdei ) is a temple in Angkor, Cambodia. It is located southeast of Ta Prohm and east of Angkor Thom.
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Banteay Samre Temple
Banteay Samre (Khmer: ប្រាសាទបន្ទាយសំរែ) is a temple in Angkor, Cambodia, located to the east of Dong Barai.
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Banteay Srei Temple
Consecrated in 967 AD, Banteay Srei (Banteay Srei) was the only major temple in Angkor that was not ruled by a monarch. Its construction is credited to a subject named Yaznavaraha. (Khmer: យជ្ញវរាហៈ), who served as an advisor to King Rajendravarman (Khmer: ព្រះបាទរាជេន្រ្ទវរ្ម័ន).
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Bayon Temple
Bayon Temple was the last state temple built in Angkor by King Jayavarman VII, and the only Angkor state temple built primarily as a Mahayana Buddhist temple dedicated to Buddha, although a large number of deities and local deities also exist in various regions of the realm. Included as a representative of the city.
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Kbal Spean Waterfall
Kbal Spean: ("Bridgehead") is an Angkor-era site on the southwestern slopes of the Kulen Hills in Cambodia, 35 km from the main Angkor Group. It is commonly known as the Valley of 1000 Lingas.
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Koh Ker Temple
Koh Ker (Khmer: ប្រាសាទកោះកេរ) is an Angkor site in northern Cambodia. Located 100 km northeast of Angkor itself, it was the capital of the Khmer Empire between 928 and 944, ruled by Jayavarman IV and his son Hasavarman II.
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Neak Poan Temple
Some historians believe that Neak Poan Temple was built by King Jayavarman VII, and that the waters of Anavatapta, a mythical lake in the Himalayas, are believed to cure all diseases.
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Phnom Kulen Waterfall
Phnom Kulen National Park is a national park in Cambodia. It is located in the hills of Phnom Kulen (Khmer: ភ្នំគូលេន) in Siem Reap Province.
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Preah Khan
Preah Khan (Preah Khan) was built on the site of Jayavarman VII's (Jayavarman VII) victory over the invading Cham in 1191. Curiously, its modern name meaning "holy sword" is derived from its original meaning, Nagara Jayasri (Holy City of Victory).
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Preah Vihear Temple
The temple was built by King Yasovarman I, King Suryavarman I & II in the late 9th to 12th century. The majestic temple complex of Preah Vihear Temple, a temple located on a mountaintop in the Danglek range near the Thai border, is located in Cambodia It faces majestic views of the countryside. More details...
Ta Prohm
After ascending the Cambodian throne in 1181 AD, Jayavarman VII embarked on a massive construction and public works project.
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Tonle Sap Great Lakes
Tonle Sap (Khmer: ទន្លេសាប, meaning "great freshwater river" but commonly translated as "Great Lake") is Cambodia's most important combined lake and river system. More details...