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Abandoned Resort of Bokor Mountain
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-08-24 09:15:38
Bokor Hill Station is an abandoned French town built in 1922 on Bokor Mountain, just outside the town of Kampot, southern Cambodia.]]>

Abandoned Resort of Bokor Mountain
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By: kjfitz
@ 2009-08-24 09:15:38
Bokor Hill Station is an abandoned French town built in 1922 on Bokor Mountain, just outside the town of Kampot, southern Cambodia.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abandoned-resort-of-bokor-mountain/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abandoned-resort-of-bokor-mountain/ Mon, 24 Aug 2009 09:15:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/abandoned-resort-of-bokor-mountain/ 10.62252700 104.02632800

HiFlyer at Angkor Wat
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-27 05:21:54]]>

HiFlyer at Angkor Wat
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By: Dania
@ 2009-07-27 05:21:54]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hiflyer-at-angkor-wat/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hiflyer-at-angkor-wat/ Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:21:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/hiflyer-at-angkor-wat/ 13.41388200 103.84991100

Lambert Stadium
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-07-09 05:45:48]]>

Lambert Stadium
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-07-09 05:45:48]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lambert-stadium/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lambert-stadium/ Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:45:48 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/lambert-stadium/ 11.58639800 104.91475000

Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-04-16 21:42:16
Construction on the National Sports Complex started in 1963 and was completed in 1964. Designer Vann Molyvann made use of massive earthworks to create the stadium, digging up 500,000 cubic meters of earth to shape the grounds. In the decades following the Khmer Rouge era, the stadium facilities fell into disrepair. In 2000 the stadium complex was redeveloped by a Taiwanese firm, the Yuanta Group, which refurbished the stadium but also redeveloped parcels of the complex into condominiums and commercial properties.]]>

Phnom Penh National Olympic Stadium
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-04-16 21:42:16
Construction on the National Sports Complex started in 1963 and was completed in 1964. Designer Vann Molyvann made use of massive earthworks to create the stadium, digging up 500,000 cubic meters of earth to shape the grounds. In the decades following the Khmer Rouge era, the stadium facilities fell into disrepair. In 2000 the stadium complex was redeveloped by a Taiwanese firm, the Yuanta Group, which refurbished the stadium but also redeveloped parcels of the complex into condominiums and commercial properties.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/phnom-penh-national-olympic-stadium/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/phnom-penh-national-olympic-stadium/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:42:16 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/phnom-penh-national-olympic-stadium/ 11.55831300 104.91202000

Pol Pot's Final Resting Place
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-04-16 21:25:40
On the night of April 15, 1998 the Voice of America, of which Pol Pot was a devoted listener, announced that the Khmer Rouge had agreed to turn him over to an international tribunal. According to his wife, he died in his bed later in the night while waiting to be moved to another location. Ta Mok claimed that his death was due to heart failure. Despite government requests to inspect the body, it was cremated a few days later at Anlong Veng in the Khmer Rouge zone, raising suspicions that he committed suicide.

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Pol Pot's Final Resting Place
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By: jbottero
@ 2008-04-16 21:25:40
On the night of April 15, 1998 the Voice of America, of which Pol Pot was a devoted listener, announced that the Khmer Rouge had agreed to turn him over to an international tribunal. According to his wife, he died in his bed later in the night while waiting to be moved to another location. Ta Mok claimed that his death was due to heart failure. Despite government requests to inspect the body, it was cremated a few days later at Anlong Veng in the Khmer Rouge zone, raising suspicions that he committed suicide.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anlong_Veng]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pol-pots-final-resting-place/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pol-pots-final-resting-place/ Wed, 16 Apr 2008 21:25:40 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/pol-pots-final-resting-place/ 14.23189700 104.08054600

Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 13:17:31
The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a museum in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The site is a former high school which was used as the notorious Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979. Tuol Sleng in Khmer; [tuəl slaeŋ] means "Hill of the Poisonous Trees" or "Strychnine Hill".

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Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 13:17:31
The Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum is a museum in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The site is a former high school which was used as the notorious Security Prison 21 (S-21) by the Khmer Rouge regime from its rise to power in 1975 to its fall in 1979. Tuol Sleng in Khmer; [tuəl slaeŋ] means "Hill of the Poisonous Trees" or "Strychnine Hill".

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Wat Phnom
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 13:10:06
Wat Phnom is one of the most important pagodas in Phnom Penh. Built in 1373,it stands at 27 metres and is the tallest religious structure in the city. Built on an artificial hill by the wealthy widow Daun Chi Penh after a great flood washed statues of Buddha downstream, it has since been renovated. There have been many additions to the original shrines over the centuries. The largest stupa houses the ashes of King Ponhea Yat and it is the center of city celebration for the Cambodian New Year, and Pchum Benh.

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Wat Phnom
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 13:10:06
Wat Phnom is one of the most important pagodas in Phnom Penh. Built in 1373,it stands at 27 metres and is the tallest religious structure in the city. Built on an artificial hill by the wealthy widow Daun Chi Penh after a great flood washed statues of Buddha downstream, it has since been renovated. There have been many additions to the original shrines over the centuries. The largest stupa houses the ashes of King Ponhea Yat and it is the center of city celebration for the Cambodian New Year, and Pchum Benh.

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Bayon Temple
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 12:55:45
The Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences.

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Bayon Temple
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 12:55:45
The Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th century or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the centre of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences.

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Phimeanakas
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 12:50:52
Phimeanakas ('celestial temple') at Angkor, Cambodia, is a Hindu temple in the Khleang style, built at the end of the 10th century, during the reign of Rajendravarman (from 941-968), then rebuilt by Suryavarman II in the shape of a three tier pyramid as a Hindu temple. On top of the pyramid there was a tower.

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Phimeanakas
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 12:50:52
Phimeanakas ('celestial temple') at Angkor, Cambodia, is a Hindu temple in the Khleang style, built at the end of the 10th century, during the reign of Rajendravarman (from 941-968), then rebuilt by Suryavarman II in the shape of a three tier pyramid as a Hindu temple. On top of the pyramid there was a tower.

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Banteay Samré
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 12:35:52
Banteay Samré is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia located east of the East Baray. Built under Suryavarman II and Yasovarman II in the early 12th century, it is a Hindu temple in the Angkor Wat style.

Named after the Samré, an ancient people of Indochina, the temple uses the same materials as the Banteay Srei.

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Banteay Samré
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 12:35:52
Banteay Samré is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia located east of the East Baray. Built under Suryavarman II and Yasovarman II in the early 12th century, it is a Hindu temple in the Angkor Wat style.

Named after the Samré, an ancient people of Indochina, the temple uses the same materials as the Banteay Srei.

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Pre Rup
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 12:31:20
Pre Rup is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built as the state temple of King Rajendravarman and dedicated in 961 or 962. It is a temple mountain of combined brick, laterite and sandstone construction.

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Pre Rup
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 12:31:20
Pre Rup is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built as the state temple of King Rajendravarman and dedicated in 961 or 962. It is a temple mountain of combined brick, laterite and sandstone construction.

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East Mebon
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 12:25:11
The East Mebon is a 10th Century temple at Angkor, Cambodia. Built during the reign of King Rajendravarman, it stands on what was an artificial island at the center of the now dry East Baray reservoir.

The East Mebon was dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and honors the parents of the king. Its location reflects Khmer architects’ concern with orientation and cardinal directions. The temple was built on a north-south axis with Rajendravarman’s state temple, Pre Rup, located about 1,200 meters to the south just outside the baray. The East Mebon also lies on an east-west axis with the palace temple Phimeanakas, another creation of Rajendravarman’s reign, located about 6,800 meters due west.

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East Mebon
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 12:25:11
The East Mebon is a 10th Century temple at Angkor, Cambodia. Built during the reign of King Rajendravarman, it stands on what was an artificial island at the center of the now dry East Baray reservoir.

The East Mebon was dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and honors the parents of the king. Its location reflects Khmer architects’ concern with orientation and cardinal directions. The temple was built on a north-south axis with Rajendravarman’s state temple, Pre Rup, located about 1,200 meters to the south just outside the baray. The East Mebon also lies on an east-west axis with the palace temple Phimeanakas, another creation of Rajendravarman’s reign, located about 6,800 meters due west.

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Baphuon
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 12:19:50
The Baphuon is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It is located in Angkor Thom, northwest of the Bayon. Built in the mid-11th century, it is a three-tiered temple mountain built as the state temple of Udayadityavarman II dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. It is the archetype of the Baphuon style. The temple adjoins the southern enclosure of the royal palace and measures 120 metres east-west by 100 metres north-south at its base and stands 34 meters tall without its tower, which would have made it roughly 50 meters tall.]]>

Baphuon
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By: adrbr
@ 2008-03-24 12:19:50
The Baphuon is a temple at Angkor, Cambodia. It is located in Angkor Thom, northwest of the Bayon. Built in the mid-11th century, it is a three-tiered temple mountain built as the state temple of Udayadityavarman II dedicated to the Hindu God Shiva. It is the archetype of the Baphuon style. The temple adjoins the southern enclosure of the royal palace and measures 120 metres east-west by 100 metres north-south at its base and stands 34 meters tall without its tower, which would have made it roughly 50 meters tall.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/baphuon/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/baphuon/ Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:19:50 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/baphuon/ 13.44385000 103.85618400

Banteay Srei
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By: zeke7
@ 2008-02-12 00:34:00
About 25 km NE of the main Angkor temple complex is the small red-sandstone temple of Banteay Srei, dedicated the Hindu god Shiva. It contains what many feel are the finest stone carvings in all of Angkor.]]>

Banteay Srei
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By: zeke7
@ 2008-02-12 00:34:00
About 25 km NE of the main Angkor temple complex is the small red-sandstone temple of Banteay Srei, dedicated the Hindu god Shiva. It contains what many feel are the finest stone carvings in all of Angkor.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/banteay-srei/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/banteay-srei/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:34:00 -0800 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/banteay-srei/ 13.59894500 103.96271600

Phnom Penh International Airport
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-05-27 10:53:30
Formerly known as the Pochentong International Airport]]>

Phnom Penh International Airport
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By: milwhcky
@ 2007-05-27 10:53:30
Formerly known as the Pochentong International Airport]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/phnom-penh-international-airport/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/phnom-penh-international-airport/ Sun, 27 May 2007 10:53:30 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/phnom-penh-international-airport/ 11.54730700 104.84664900

Siem Reap Airport (VDSR)
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By: cmike77
@ 2006-09-04 15:39:44]]>

Siem Reap Airport (VDSR)
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By: cmike77
@ 2006-09-04 15:39:44]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/siem-reap-airport-vdsr/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/siem-reap-airport-vdsr/ Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:39:44 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/siem-reap-airport-vdsr/ 13.41145300 103.81412700

Kampong Chhnang Airport (VDKH)
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By: cmike77
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Kampong Chhnang Airport (VDKH)
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By: cmike77
@ 2006-09-04 15:34:10]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kampong-chhnang-airport-vdkh/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kampong-chhnang-airport-vdkh/ Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:34:10 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/kampong-chhnang-airport-vdkh/ 12.24935700 104.56594500

2 bigs Mi-26 Halo at Phnom Penh Air Force Base
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By: cmike77
@ 2006-09-04 15:28:38]]>

2 bigs Mi-26 Halo at Phnom Penh Air Force Base
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By: cmike77
@ 2006-09-04 15:28:38]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2-bigs-mi-26-halo-at-phnom-penh-air-force-base/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2-bigs-mi-26-halo-at-phnom-penh-air-force-base/ Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:28:38 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/2-bigs-mi-26-halo-at-phnom-penh-air-force-base/ 11.54540000 104.84976100

15 Fighters MiG-21 at Phnom Penh Air Force Base (VDPP)
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By: cmike77
@ 2006-09-04 15:20:54]]>

15 Fighters MiG-21 at Phnom Penh Air Force Base (VDPP)
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By: cmike77
@ 2006-09-04 15:20:54]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/15-fighters-mig-21-at-phnom-penh-air-force-base-vdpp/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/15-fighters-mig-21-at-phnom-penh-air-force-base-vdpp/ Mon, 04 Sep 2006 15:20:54 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/15-fighters-mig-21-at-phnom-penh-air-force-base-vdpp/ 11.54743900 104.85273800

Royal Palace of Phnom Penh
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By: kaiken
@ 2006-06-24 11:15:35]]>

Royal Palace of Phnom Penh
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By: kaiken
@ 2006-06-24 11:15:35]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/royal-palace-of-phnom-penh/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/royal-palace-of-phnom-penh/ Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:15:35 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/royal-palace-of-phnom-penh/ 11.56383100 104.93113900

Angkor Thom
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By: noooby
@ 2005-08-14 13:03:19
Angkor Thom, a city-fortress of perfect proportions designed at the height of Angkor's artistic daring. This moated square is 6 times larger than Angkor Wat. A celestial city modeled on Hindu cosmology, the jewel of this immense compound of temples and palaces is the temple of Bayon (center), with its sensational, towering stone faces and epic sculpture galleries. Above the center are the Terrace of the Leper King and the Terrace of the Elephants.]]>

Angkor Thom
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By: noooby
@ 2005-08-14 13:03:19
Angkor Thom, a city-fortress of perfect proportions designed at the height of Angkor's artistic daring. This moated square is 6 times larger than Angkor Wat. A celestial city modeled on Hindu cosmology, the jewel of this immense compound of temples and palaces is the temple of Bayon (center), with its sensational, towering stone faces and epic sculpture galleries. Above the center are the Terrace of the Leper King and the Terrace of the Elephants.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/angkor-thom/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/angkor-thom/ Sun, 14 Aug 2005 13:03:19 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/angkor-thom/ 13.44146600 103.85951000

West Baray, Angkor
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By: noooby
@ 2005-08-14 12:50:43
The earliest and largest man-made structure that can be recognized from space. One of two astounding lakes engineered by Angkor's master builders. Popularly thought to be reservoirs for a gigantic irrigation system, no evidence of such a system has been found despite extensive archeological surveys. Pre-Angkor temples, abandoned early on by the Khmer and now engulfed by the gigantic walls of the West Baray, suggest that the lake's design was meant to keep out floods from the nearby Tonle Sap. The twin Baray's were very likely sacred models of the celestial Sea of Milk from which life itself was churned by the union of gods and demons, a scene famously depicted in Angkor Wat's stone galleries. In the very center of the lake is a small island with temple ruins. Here, a small fragment of a once-colossal bronze statue of Vishnu lying on the cosmic ocean, now in the National Museum, was uncovered.]]>

West Baray, Angkor
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By: noooby
@ 2005-08-14 12:50:43
The earliest and largest man-made structure that can be recognized from space. One of two astounding lakes engineered by Angkor's master builders. Popularly thought to be reservoirs for a gigantic irrigation system, no evidence of such a system has been found despite extensive archeological surveys. Pre-Angkor temples, abandoned early on by the Khmer and now engulfed by the gigantic walls of the West Baray, suggest that the lake's design was meant to keep out floods from the nearby Tonle Sap. The twin Baray's were very likely sacred models of the celestial Sea of Milk from which life itself was churned by the union of gods and demons, a scene famously depicted in Angkor Wat's stone galleries. In the very center of the lake is a small island with temple ruins. Here, a small fragment of a once-colossal bronze statue of Vishnu lying on the cosmic ocean, now in the National Museum, was uncovered.]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/west-baray-angkor/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/west-baray-angkor/ Sun, 14 Aug 2005 12:50:43 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/west-baray-angkor/ 13.43403600 103.80054500

Angkor Wat
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By: hkfczrqj
@ 2005-06-23 21:03:24]]>

Angkor Wat
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By: hkfczrqj
@ 2005-06-23 21:03:24]]> http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/angkor-wat/ http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/angkor-wat/ Thu, 23 Jun 2005 21:03:24 -0700 http://virtualglobetrotting.com/map/angkor-wat/ 13.41241300 103.86633400