Angkor Temples (14 images)

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It was a childhood dream to go to Cambodia and contemplate the Angkor temples.
  • The five lotus-shaped towers of Angkor Wat temple stand at sunrise, in Ankgor, Cambodia, on October 8, 2009. Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat), is a temple complex at Angkor built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. Angkor used to be the seat of the Khmer empire, which flourished from approximately the ninth century to the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • Apsaras, or divine dancers, are engraved on reliefs in Angkor Wat temple, in Ankgor, Cambodia, on October 6, 2009. Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat), is a temple complex at Angkor built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. Angkor used to be the seat of the Khmer empire, which flourished from approximately the ninth century to the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • Giant faces smile in Bayon temple, in Angkor, Cambodia, on October 3, 2009. The Bayon temple was built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII. Angkor used to be the seat of the Khmer empire, which flourished from approximately the ninth century to the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank.

  • Reliefs show apsaras, the divine dancers, engraved in Bayon temple, in Angkor, Cambodia, on October 9, 2009. The Bayon temple was built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII. Angkor used to be the seat of the Khmer empire, which flourished from approximately the ninth century to the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank.

  • A giant face smiles in Bayon temple, in Angkor, Cambodia, on October 9, 2009. The Bayon temple was built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII. Angkor used to be the seat of the Khmer empire, which flourished from approximately the ninth century to the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank.

  • Reliefs depict the battle between Chams and Khmers in 1187, in Bayon temple, in Angkor, Cambodia, on October 3, 2009. The Bayon temple was built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII. Angkor used to be the seat of the Khmer empire, which flourished from approximately the ninth century to the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank.

  • Statues of guardians stand on Banteay Srei temple, in Ankgor, Cambodia, on October 5, 2009. Banteay Srei (or Banteay Srey, meaning Citadel of women) is a 10th century Cambodian temple, built largely of red sandstone, and dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Angkor used to be the seat of the Khmer empire, which flourished from approximately the ninth century to the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • Apsaras, or divine dancers, are engraved on reliefs in Angkor Wat temple, in Ankgor, Cambodia, on October 6, 2009. Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat), is a temple complex at Angkor built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. Angkor used to be the seat of the Khmer empire, which flourished from approximately the ninth century to the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • Apsaras, or divine dancers, are engraved on reliefs in Angkor Wat temple, in Ankgor, Cambodia, on October 6, 2009. Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat), is a temple complex at Angkor built for the king Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. Angkor used to be the seat of the Khmer empire, which flourished from approximately the ninth century to the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • Trees and roots invade Ta Prohm temple, in Ankgor, Cambodia, on October 4, 2009. Ta Prohm is a temple built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara. It was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm has been left in much the same condition in which it was found with its photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings. Angkor used to be the seat of the Khmer empire, which flourished from approximately the ninth century to the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • Trees and roots invade Ta Prohm temple, in Ankgor, Cambodia, on October 4, 2009. Ta Prohm is a temple built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara. It was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm has been left in much the same condition in which it was found with its photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings. Angkor used to be the seat of the Khmer empire, which flourished from approximately the ninth century to the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • Trees and roots invade Ta Prohm temple, in Ankgor, Cambodia, on October 4, 2009. Ta Prohm is a temple built in the Bayon style largely in the late 12th and early 13th centuries and originally called Rajavihara. It was founded by the Khmer King Jayavarman VII as a Mahayana Buddhist monastery and university. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Ta Prohm has been left in much the same condition in which it was found with its photogenic and atmospheric combination of trees growing out of the ruins and the jungle surroundings. Angkor used to be the seat of the Khmer empire, which flourished from approximately the ninth century to the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • A stranfler fig tree grows on the third eastern gopura of Ta Som temple, in Ankgor, Cambodia, on October 7, 2009. Ta Som is a small temple built at the end of the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII. Angkor used to be the seat of the Khmer empire, which flourished from approximately the ninth century to the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

  • A stranfler fig tree grows on the third eastern gopura of Ta Som temple, in Ankgor, Cambodia, on October 7, 2009. Ta Som is a small temple built at the end of the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII. Angkor used to be the seat of the Khmer empire, which flourished from approximately the ninth century to the thirteenth century. The ruins of Angkor temples are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Photo by Lucas Schifres/Pictobank

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