Our first view of Angkor Wat was from this doorway! Thy had us enter from the back side, which was a great decision - no one there! |
Approaching Angkor Wat's main tower through the trees... |
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One of the large "nagas" (snakes) that guard the temple (on the corner in front) |
Bullett holes from the fighting in the 1970's between the Khmer Rouge who lived in the surrounding jungle and the Vietnamese who used Angkor Wat for storage of supplies |
One of the long galleries of bas-relief inside Angkor Wat - the temple is famous for these carvings |
The carvings were originally painted red - some still remains |
These columns run along both sides of Angkor Wat |
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One of the libraries inside Angkor Wat |
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