French explorer Henri Mouhot put the city on the world’s “to-do” list back in 1860 and they are still coming in droves today. The 400-acre temple of Angkor Wat is, of course, the primary draw.

Wondering about things to do in Siem Reap with kids? Think Cambodia is just ancient temples and dusty ruins? That’s exactly ...

Angkor Wat was a city ahead of its time By Thomas H. Maugh II Aug. 14, 2007 12 AM PT Los Angeles Times Staff Writer ...

Artist’s interpretation of daily life inside Angkor Wat’s fourth enclosure, late 12th century. Illustration: Tom Chandler, Mike Yeates, Chandara Ung and Brent McKee, Monash University, 2021 ...

The crown jewel of the complex, Angkor Wat, is a temple built between A.D. 1113 and 1150 that rises 213 feet (65 meters) into the air and spans 500 acres (200 hectares).

Angkor Wat today, as viewed across a pond next to the 12th-century Hindu temple to Vishnu built under the rule of Suryavarman II. Credit: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen ...

In this photo taken on May 11, 2011, western tourist and others gather on the top of the 10th century temple Bakheng in the Angkor Wat complex near Siem Reap, Cambodia, to view the setting sun.

People returned to Angkor Wat and its surrounding enclosure during the period that historical chronicles say the city was being attacked and abandoned. To describe Angkor's decline as a collapse ...

Cambodia 's lost city has been found. Airborne laser technology uncovered a network of roadways and canals, illustrating a bustling ancient city linking Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple complex.

Angkor Wat — the name means “temple city” in Khmer, Cambodia’s native language — was built in the 12th century, originally as a Hindu temple by Emperor Suryavarman II, dedicated to the ...

Angkor was a city ahead of its time By Thomas H. Maugh II Aug. 14, 2007 12 AM PT Times Staff Writer ...