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Angkor, Cambodia - February 2005
Part Seven - Links to Part One of Thailand Photos and to Home Page at bottom of the page

The temples of Angkor cover 77 square miles in northwest Cambodia.
Angkor was built between the 9th and 15th centuries.

Preah Rup Temple
Preah Rup is a pyramid temple built in 961 by Rajendravarman II
It is a temple-mountain symbolizing Mt. Meru

 
Climbing the steep stairs to the top
 

Les Artisans D'Angkor in Siem Reap, Handicraft Center where Cambodians learn ancient art


Killing Fields Memorial, commemorates the 1.7 million victims
of the 1975-79 genocide by former dictator Pol Pot.
One of many execution sites throughout Cambodia.
Some skeletons found in nearby fields are stored inside this small memorial.


Inside temple near Killing Fields Memorial


War Memorial to fallen Cambodian soldiers near Killing Fields Memorial
Soldiers' names are inscribed on walls at the War Memorial,
similar to our Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC.


Guardian at the War Memorial

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