Friday, January 25, 2008
Cambodian history writ large at Angkor Wat
Posted on 6:02 AM by svdfbd
An aerial view of Angkor Wat.SIEM REAP, Cambodia -- This country's most famous temple may be 900 years old, but the message it sets out to convey is timeless: Angkor Wat is all about glory. The temple is one of hundreds built by kings of the Khmer Empire to commemorate themselves and their empire, as well as to worship their gods. But Angkor Wat stands out from the rest -- in artistry, in scale
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