Tourist flashlights illuminate Angkor Wat at sunrise, 2012
Morning at Angkor Wat’s most iconic temple, 2012
Nature and art collide at the Phimeanakas temple (Celestial Palace), a 10th-century Hindu temple used by King Jayavarman VII as his private temple
Baphuon, a 12th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. In the 15th-century, it was converted into a Buddhist temple, and a giant, football-field-length reclining Buddha was built—but never completed—on its west side, 2012
Animals roam freely throughout the Angkor Wat temple complex, 2012
Ornate carvings adorn the walls of many Angkor temples, including at Baphuon Temple, 2012
Known for the many tree roots strangling its structure, the 12th-century Ta Prohm temple was built for Buddhist worship and dedicated to King Jayavarman VII’s mother, 2012
A stone carving at Ta Prohm. Many of the temple’s walls depict scenes from the Buddha’s life, 2012
Tourist flashlights illuminate Angkor Wat at sunrise, 2012
Morning at Angkor Wat’s most iconic temple, 2012
Nature and art collide at the Phimeanakas temple (Celestial Palace), a 10th-century Hindu temple used by King Jayavarman VII as his private temple
Baphuon, a 12th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva. In the 15th-century, it was converted into a Buddhist temple, and a giant, football-field-length reclining Buddha was built—but never completed—on its west side, 2012
Animals roam freely throughout the Angkor Wat temple complex, 2012
Ornate carvings adorn the walls of many Angkor temples, including at Baphuon Temple, 2012
Known for the many tree roots strangling its structure, the 12th-century Ta Prohm temple was built for Buddhist worship and dedicated to King Jayavarman VII’s mother, 2012
A stone carving at Ta Prohm. Many of the temple’s walls depict scenes from the Buddha’s life, 2012
Ta Prohm, 2012
Golden light at Angkor Wat, 2012