800 years old heap of rubble
Wat Phu down the hill
View to the Wat Phu complex
Lao women selling herbal drinks in front of the wa…
High way vendors selling snack food ...
Debris of the Wat Phu
View from the hill to Baan Nongsa
Wat Phu Champasak
Wat Phu
Buddha image in Wat Phu
Wat Phu up on the hill
Ruins on Phanom Rung at the Angkor Highway
Prasat Hin Phanom Rung
Main Temple Structure at Prasat Hin Phanom Rung
Plang Ku Khmer Ruins
Debrises laying around in the Plang Ku park
Wat Phu in Champasak, Laos
Entrance to the temple mountain Angkor Wat
Cross-coat on the first level
The famous view of Angkor Wat
Gallery of thousand Buddhas
Relief carvings at the northern gallery
Angkor Wat Bas-Reliefs army of Suryavarman II
Little visitor in Angkor Wat
Cloister of the second level
Korean tourists visit the second level
Lintel at the entrance gate
It does not make sense to censor Apsaras beautines…
Apsaras in Angkor Wat
A rest beside the Apsaras
The second gallery of Angkor Wat
Inside the gallery at the first level
Causeway to the Angkor Wat
The temple mountain of Angkor Wat
Apsara as guardian
The Nymphs and Goddesses of Angkor Wat
Northern Library of Angkor Wat
Northern Library of Angkor Wat
This Apsara is for sale
Warning sign for UXOs
Wat Thmei the New Temple on the Killing Fields
Memorial to a cruel history
Silver plating: the art of Metal
Workers in Artisans Angkor manufactory
Lingas in the river
Phnom Kulen Linga River
Spring from underground
Holy meditation altar beside the spring
Lingas in the river
Herbs sold to the worshippers
Vendor Khmer girl at the market of Phnom Kulen
Boy gets a herb seller
Way up to the holy hill top
An holy shrine at Preah Ang Thom
Holy altar on the steps to the reclining Buddha
Phnom Kulen Reclining Buddha
Abbot blesses a little girl
Kids enjoy the cool mountain stream
First waterfall of Siem Reap River
First waterfall of Siem Reap River
Walk through the jungle on Phnom Kulen
Second waterfall on Phnom Kulen
Hall building of Banteay Srei
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Way to Wat Phu
Wat Phu (mountain temple) is a site that dates back to the 5th century. The original temple was built by the Khmer Hindus at the top of a hill at the site of a fresh water spring. The peak of the hill is said to resemble a lingum or Shiva Phallus. The exact history of Wat Phu is unclear, but was certainly the site of a temple of the Khmer empire that eventually made Ankor Wat its capital. The temple is stunning, and very remote, with superb views of the Mekong valley. At the top of the temple site are a number of carved rocks, resembling a crocodile, a naga and an elephant. It is believed that these rocks were used for human sacrifice.
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