Like many travelers before us, we fell in love ruins of Angkor. It is impressed by the extent of the site includes the temples of successive Khmer kings from the ninth to twelfth century. Each temple was surrounded by his capital, which it often remains as traces. It is estimated that nearly 100 000 people population at the time.
We are seduced by these ruins lost in the jungle. While Angkor is probably one of the most visited sites in Asia, it is easily found only in temples overgrown. In three days we visited the largest temples ...
The towers of Angkor Wat are the emblem of the country, present the national flag to the labels of beer through the T-shirts for tourists. In addition to deserve all the superlatives for its size and complexity, the temple is also one of the most richly carved. The galleries of bas-reliefs narrating scenes from history or mythology Brahmanic are breathtaking detail and clarification. 
gates of Angkor Thom swallow the visitor in the grounds of the sprawling capital. 
The temple of Bayon with its mysterious faces is the other classic image of Angkor. This was typical of the "temple-mountain", symbolic representation of Mount Meru. 
The inescapable Ta Prohm, where the vegetation has been deliberately preserved the image of the temple is engulfed by the jungle, where the roots are entangled among the rocks. 
Banteay Srei is a small Temple farthest from the main site with rich bas-reliefs had attracted the envy of Malraux. It was built in red sandstone, in addition to aesthetics, enabled more fine detail to resist erosion. 
But we also discover Banteay Kdei, Preah Khan and ... Bakong
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