Tag: angkor wat

  • Back in the Bay Area of Northern California, cold but beautiful!


    Hi everyone. I am back from my trip to Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It was a great trip visitng lot’s of beautiful places, meeting some very friendly people, seeing some new temples, beautiful scenery and great weather, too! I was very lucky. I really enjoyed going to all the temples and sacred sites in Asia.… Read More »

  • Bayon Temple in Angkor Wat Temple City,Cambodia


    Dating from the 12th century, Bayon Temple is the spectacular central temple of the ancient city of Angkor Thom. The complex is located just to the north of the famous Angkor WatBuilt around 1190 AD by King Jayavarman VII, Bayon is a Buddhist temple but it incorporates elements of Hindu cosmology. Angkor Thom was built… Read More »

  • Angkor Wat (Temple) in Cambodia


    Angkor Wat is a temple complex at Angor Cambodia, built for the king Suryavaraman ll  in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation—first Hindu, dedicated to the god Vishnu,… Read More »

Michael Pluznick