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Resources of Angkor Wat

Angkor.com
The Angkor Wat Portal.

Theangkorguide.com
Here's a translation of Maurice Glaize's popular and definitive 1944 guide to the Angkor Monuments for free.

Angkor Wat Image Archive.

Photo Albums of Angkor Wat
Cover most of the Angkor Wat temples such as Angkor Thom, Terrace of the Elephants/Terrace of the Leper King, Bayon, Preah Khan, Neak Pean, Krol Ko, Ta Som...

Innergardenart.com (Angkor Wat)
Long considered "lost" by the modern world, Angkor Wat is considered one of the wonders of the oriental world.

Architectural Survey of Borobudur's Summit (Ankor Wat)
The architect of ancient Cambodia's Angkor Wat had encoded calendrical, historical and cosmological themes into his architectural plan for the temple.

Andy Brouwer's Cambodia Tales
Angkor Wat In All Its Glory.

Cafecaliforniaphnompenh.com
Many temples make up the site what is commonly called Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is just one of the temples at the site. Bayon with its relief work and 216 carved faces is reminiscent of any Indiana Jones movie.

The Ancient Khmer Civilization of Angkor
Angkor Wat is what we typically refer to as 'Angkor', not knowing that there is far more to visit than this Hindu Temple, dedicated to Vishnu. The name Angkor derives from a Sanskrit word and means 'holy city'.

The Wonders of Angkor Wat
Angkor is one of the three great temple sites of Southeast Asia, but the other two - Myanmar's Pagan and Indonesia's Borobodur - simply can't compete with its grandeur and architectural brilliance.