At a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Cambodia, 12 sandstone statues ... as "door guardians," were buried by the north gate of Angkor Thom, the 11th-century capital of the Khmer Empire.

For the past thirty years, the Bayon Temple of Angkor Thom has been the centrepiece of an ambitious conservation and restoration initiative, realised through the concerted efforts of UNESCO, Japan, ...

They include the famous Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom, the Bayon Temple with its countless sculptural decorations. UNESCO has set up a wide-ranging programme to safeguard this symbolic site ...

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia--Archaeologists in Cambodia are celebrating an unexpected find at the country’s centuries-old Angkor temple complex: the torso of a statue of Buddha that matches a head ...

At 400 acres, Angkor Wat (“temple city” or “temple that is a city” in Khmer, the language of Cambodia ... About a mile north of Angkor Wat is Angkor Thom (“Great city”), built shortly ...

Cambodia's Tourism Minister Huot Hak said the Angkor Wat is an emblem of Cambodia's culture and civilization, and through this temple, countries around the world have known Cambodia. He added that ...

Meanwhile, the Pre Rup, Phnom Bakheng, and Phnom Krom temples, which are also popular places to watch the sun rise and set, are currently open from 7am to 7pm. For other temples in the Angkor area ...

One of the hottest viral trends, where people sprint, leap and crash around Cambodia’s historic ... which includes the famous temples of Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom, was constructed with blocks ...