Within Angkor Wat, carved bas-reliefs illustrate scenes from the Ramayana and the Mahabharata—epic poems that are also sacred Hindu texts. "Just think that the single temple of Angkor Wat has ...

For the umpteenth time, they’re debating what to do about the towering strangler fig trees that threaten to rip apart sections of this Buddhist temple, five miles north of Angkor Wat ...

Cambodia's Angkor Wat Temple is the largest religious monument in the world and in normal times would be teeming with tourists throughout the year - but now it is deserted. Despite have very few ...

Asia, a continent steeped in history and diverse cultures, is adorned with some of the world's most stunning temples. Beyond ...

and temple workers. Add just three large temples to the equation—Preah Khan and the larger complexes of Angkor Wat and the Bayon—and the calculated farm labor required swells to 300,000.

Tourists watch the sunrise at the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. Short videos of visitors running down narrow stone pathways and vaulting over passageways – often overlayed ...

shaded under golden parasols and draped in saffron-hued sarong. While Angkor Wat was originally a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, Cambodia is now mainly Buddhist. Some visitors may not realise ...

This 12th century temple was dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The temple was commissioned by King Suryavarman II, and in years, Angkor Wat gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple. The transformation ...

At 400 acres, Angkor Wat (“temple city” or “temple that is a city” in Khmer, the language of Cambodia) is considered the largest religious structure in the world. Yet despite its size ...

the centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex in the northwestern province of Siem Reap. The Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport is located on 700 hectares (1,730 acres) of land about 40 ...

The ancient Hindu-Buddhist temple of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Jane Phare reflects on the highlights of a 16-day trip to Cambodia and Vietnam, including eight days drifting down the ...

shaded under golden parasols and draped in saffron-hued sarong. While Angkor Wat was originally a Hindu temple dedicated to Vishnu, Cambodia is now mainly Buddhist. Some visitors may not realise ...