Sites

There are not only temples in the Angkor region, but also secular buildings, city walls, roads and water management systems, pottery production sites, as well as religious sites in natural environments.
Angkor Thom is a huge urban complex, surrounded by a wide moat and an impressive wall with five magnificent gates. Inside, both secular buildings such as the Royal Palace as well as temples such as the beautifully carved Bayon remain.

Kbal Spean is a sacred site along a river in the hills to the north of Siemreap. The river bed and banks are covered with sculptures of lingas and other religious symbols and scenes. Flowing over these sculptures, the water is sanctified before reaching the temples of Angkor.

Koh Ker, some 100km northeast of Angkor, was the 10th century capital of Jayavarman IV. It features a 30 meter high temple mountain and is the origin of many large statues which convey a sense of grandeur and movement unique in Khmer art.