and photos of gigantic towers with carved faces at the central Bayon temple at the Angkor Thom ruins of the royal capital. The box was inscribed with Japanese characters that roughly translate as ...

Jayavarman VII, a Buddhist pacifist, was forced to give up his pacifism and rise to the throne at the age of 60. But once seated on the throne, he built Angkor Thom. The architecture was a fusion of ...

My first trip to Angkor Wat ... south gate of Angkor Thom and the recently restored and lesser-visited west gate. Take advantage of the eastward orientation of Bayon's iconic face towers for ...