Angkor Tom Temple Tom means big. Angkor Tom is the famous temple of faces, these are the 4 faces of the king, his four states of mind There are 49 towers and 200 faces stone carved faces scattered throughout the towers and temple rooms. Nargar (sleeping buddah) is placed in the top tower. This is the symbol of ultimate peace. The French originally restored the towers. Now the Japanese are fixing the library now. A buddist temple originally it was overthro...

Preach Khan Temple The buddah temple was built in 1191 in dedication to the kings father. In the 15th century the ppl fled the temple during the war. All statues in the temple have no heads, they were either stolen by looters, destroyed by the Siamese army or by the Hindu tribes who took over the temple. It is being restored Now - expected to be complete in July 2011. All Doors in the temple are low - makes ppl bow as the walk towards the king as a sign of r...

Warning. When in Indochina if you ask for a large drink, it will come out in a pitcher. :)

This arvo we have visited the Angelina jollie temple - can't remember the actual name but our guide would not stop talking about her! The temple is a labyrinth of corridors and court yards and Many ppl get lost in temple. Our guide paniced when one person went missing from the group. The Indian government is currently restoring this temple. They have done quite a lot already but much of the temple is in ruins and the big trees are causing more damage as their ...

The picture here is of the Sky Palace temple pools. The King Built two pools, one large one for the women and one tiny one for the men. He had 100 concubines so quite a few ladies to keep clean. The king lived in a wooden palace, strolling distance from the temple. King had to pray to snake god each night before he could dine with his concubines. Around the temple and palace is a 3km wall, most of the people lived within these walls. Outside the walls was a ...