Cambodia - 2016

Cambodia revisited - 2016 Exploring the Temples of Angkor & eye-opening Kampong Kleang. This is part 8 of the Full Circle Around the World Tour
Angkor Wat-sunrise-1 Sunrise above Angkor Wat - Cambodia - january 2016
Angkor Thom-4 Faces of Angkor Thom - Cambodia - january 2016
Angkor Wat-4 Fine stone carvings at Angkor Wat - Cambodia - january 2016
Angkor Wat-5 Receiving blessings from a nun after I donated for the preservation of Angkor Wat - Cambodia - january 2016
Angkor Wat-8 Having a picture at Angkor Wat - Cambodia - january 2016
Angkor Wat-9 Angkor Wat, the largest religiuos monument in the world measuring 1,626,000 square meters ! Cambodia - january 2016
Kampong Kleang-44 The kids of Kampong Kleang - Cambodia - january 2016
Angkor Wat-14 Angkor Wat originally constructed as a Hindu temple for the Khmer Empire, gradually transforming into a Buddhist temple toward the end of the 12th century....
Kampong Kleang-3bis Kampong Kleang, about 55km from Siem Reap. It has a population of about 10,000 people. Cambodia - january 2016
Angkor Wat-17 Young monk at Angkor Wat - january 2016
Angkor Thom-9 Angkor Thom was established as the capital of Jayavarman VII's empire, and was the centre of his massive building programme. Cambodia - january 2016
Angkor Thom-1 Angkor Thom is in the Bayon style. The face-towers at each of the entrances to the city and in the naga-carrying giant figures which accompany each of the...
Angkor Wat-18 Friendly monk at Angkor Wat - Cambodia - january 2016
Angkor Thom-11 At each corner of the city is a Prasat Chrung—corner shrine—built of sandstone and dedicated to Avalokiteshvara. These are cruciform with a central tower, and...
Angkor Wat-10 Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple-mountain and the later galleried temple. Cambodia - january 2016
Angkor Thom-3 Most of the great Angkor ruins have vast displays of bas-relief depicting the various gods, goddesses, and other-worldly beings from the mythological stories...
Angkor Wat-24 I wonder what this woman had experienced the past centuries during the cruel rule of Pol Pot's regime. I could read in her eyes that it has'nt been a pleasant...
Angkor Wat-25 Angkor Wat temple is admired for the grandeur and harmony of the architecture, its extensive bas-reliefs, and for the numerous devatas adorning its walls....
Angkor Wat-29 Mingling with the monks at Angkor Wat Cambodia - january 2016
Angkor Wat-32 The modern name, Angkor Wat, means