This is THE place to take a picture! At one time this metropolis was the largest on earth, with about a million people.  without people (56k)

Angkor Wat means City Temple. The word Angkor is derived from the sanskrit Nagara (city). It covers about 500 acres; hard to exaggerate how impressive it is.

The great walkway. Stone slabs dragged here by elephant make up this long path. Each slab has a hole to allow a rope to drag it.  Poom (68k)

This great temple-city was built by Suryavarman II between 1113 and 1150, and is generally considered the finest example of Khmer architecture.

This ancient wonder of the world is full of carvings of Hindu epics that show the strong influence of Indian culture long before Buddhism came to dominate this part of the world.

This great moat surrounding Angkor Wat is 570 feet wide and about 4 miles long. During rainy season that is going to be a lot of water!
Mike and Poom (62k)