Archaeological sites

9 photos of the Baphuon temple, built in a pyramid shape representing the mythical Mt Meru

42 photos of the Bayon, an Angkor temple famous for its 54 towers with smiling faces of Avalokiteshvara

3 photos of the southern gate of the fortified city of Angkor Thom

6 photos of the Phimeanakas temple, a Hindu temple built at the end of the 10th century in a pyramidal shape

6 photos of the terrace of elephants, a 350m long platform used for viewing public ceremonies in Angkor

6 Banteay Kdei is a 12th century Buddhist temple surrounded by the jungle

9 photos of Banteay Samré, a richlydecorated Hindu temple in the Angkor Wat style

23 photos of Banteay Srei, a beautiful richly decorated late 10th century Hindu temple

11 photos of the Eastern Mebon Hindu temple, built by Rajendravarman II in the 10th century

2 photos of the "sunset hill" Phnom Bakheng, from which there are good views of Angkor Wat