1993
Phnom Penh
Royal Palace
The Throne Hall of the Royal Palace. The 59-meter-high tower was inspired by the Bayon Temple at Angkor.
Angkor
Angkor Wat
Built by Suryavarman II (reigned 1112-1152) to honor Vishnu.
Children playing on the laterite stone causeway.
Central towers in the heart of the temple complex.
Angkor Wat at dawn.
Danger Mines
Mines left by the Khmer Rouge are still being cleared.
Ta Prohm
In an unrestored state.
Dilapidation abounds.
Flowers left at a lingam.
Angkor Thom: The Bayon
The Bayon was built by Jayavarman VII (reigned 1181-1201) and
is decorated
with 1,200 meters of extraordinary bas-reliefs incorporating over 11,000
figures.
Bayon Bas-Relief
Dancing asparas.
The Bayon: Faces of Avalokitesvara
The Bayon has 49 towers which project 172 icily-smiling, gargantuan faces of Avalokitesvara.