The Smithsonian Channel has uploaded a video showing a digital reconstruction of Cambodia's Angkor Wat using 3D image technology. Angkor Wat (Temple City) is a popular tourism destination in Cambodia ...

Time is not kind to buildings—even the greatest ones like Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, England’s Roman Baths, and Greece’s Parthenon. But now we get a view into what experts believed seven ...

Archaeologists in Cambodia have unearthed the torso of a Buddha statue at the ancient Angkor temple complex, believed to match a head discovered nearly a century ago.. The remarkable find, made in ...

Angkor Wat, in the town of Siem Reap, and the hundreds of almost equally inexplicably grand temples that surround it, provide an endowment to the nation of Cambodia, a never-ending tide of US dollars.

Angkor Wat was commissioned by King Suryavarman II, who reigned from 1113 to around 1150 CE. The temple was intended to represent the center of Suryavarman II’s empire and symbolize his power ...

Angkor Wat welcomed more than 2 million foreign visitors in 2019 and is now preparing for the return of tourists with the end of COVID-19 travel restrictions. In September, ...

At 400 acres, Angkor Wat is considered the largest religious structure in the world. Despite its size, it feels surprisingly intimate when you’re walking around inside it.

Angkor Wat, originally constructed in the early 12th century by King Suryavarman II, was initially dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Over time, it transitioned into a Buddhist temple, reflecting ...