Thursday, June 16, 2011

Angkor Archaeological Park in Cambodia

There are dozens, hundreds of temples scattered around the Khmer countryside. Most of the major monuments are within the Angkor Archaeological Park, though a handful are located far away and are listed in the "Other things" to do section. There are numerous guides, online and print that will give you good historical background information as well as details on iconography, etc. What follows are brief summaries of all the major monuments and some of the lesser-known ones that are located within or near the Angkor Archaeological Park. Political situations certainly haven't remained constant, temples are destroyed, research brings in new interpretations, practical matters of travel changes, etc. All of this has been taken into consideration and where applicable, information has been amended to reflect relevant changes. And as the guide serves essentially as a descriptive work on the temples and not a practical guide for visiting the temples, e.g., how to get around, etc, much of the information is as useful today as it was in 1944.

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