History of Cambodia

Posted on March 3rd, 2008 by May

History of Cambodia

The Kingdom of Cambodia (formerly known as Kampuchea) is a country in South East Asia with a population of over 13 million people. Phnom Penh is the capital city. Cambodia is the successor state of the once powerful Hindu and Buddhist Khmer Empire, which ruled most of the Indochinese Peninsula between [...]

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Roluos Ancient Temples

Posted on January 20th, 2008 by May

Rolous Ancient Temples
Preah Ko

This was one of the first major temples of the empire in the early Khmer capital. Preah Ko’s name “Sacred Bull” derives from the statues of bulls at the front of the central towers

Bakong

This is a sandstone temple and around the temple you can see the local village. Lighting is [...]

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