At 400 acres, Angkor Wat is considered the largest religious structure in the world. Despite its size, it feels surprisingly ...

Share Cambodia is upending the lives of thousands of people to preserve the temple complex Angkor Wat and improve its visitor experience. Locals that have built businesses and resided there for ...

If you've seen pictures of Angkor Wat, or even been there yourself ... "step pyramid," which means this 115-foot-tall structure is built like a layer cake, with horizontal walkways that ...

Angkor Arch­aeological Park welcomed 398,531 international visitors in the first quarter of 2025, up 14.6% compared to the ...

His son, Jayavarman III, built one of the first major temples at Bakong, southwest of Angkor Wat, in the mid-ninth century. By the early 12th century, the kingdom was riven by internal strife ...

Yet nothing has moved him in the same way as Angkor Wat (see above) in Cambodia, where "scale, artistry and location are all superlative." Angkor Wat is actually just one of more than a dozen ...

As the Earth tilts and the sun aligns perfectly with the grandeur of Angkor Wat’s central tower, the most iconic temple in Cambodia offers an awe-inspiring spectacle that draws visitors from across ...

The Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport is located on 700 hectares (1,730 acres) of land about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Angkor Wat and boasts a 3,600-meter- (11,810-foot) long runway.

Archaeologists working at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex have unearthed the torso of a statue of Buddha that is believed to be connected to a head that was found onsite nearly a century ago.