The kings of Angkor Wat may have inadvertently caused the downfall of their own vast empire by seizing land from local farmers, a new study claims. Researchers studying the ancient Khmer civilisation, ...

The process was much longer and more complex than previously imagined — Angkor’s collapse may be better described as a transformation You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in ...

The massive sandstone bricks used to construct the 12th-century temple of Angkor Wat were brought to the site via a network of hundreds of canals, according to new research. The findings shed light on ...

The ancient Khmer city of Angkor in Cambodia was the largest preindustrial metropolis in the world, with a population near 1 million and an urban sprawl that stretched over an area similar to ...

At 400 acres, Angkor Wat (“temple city” or “temple that is a city” in Khmer, the language of Cambodia) is considered the largest religious structure in the world. Yet despite its size, it feels ...

The devas and asuras still exist in the form of gigantic sculptures of the former Khmer Empire in Siem Reap province, Cambodia. They stand, enormous legs braced on the ground, as they pull the serpent ...

After hiding his identity, burying his work in the forest and narrowly escaping death, a Cambodian architect built a masterpiece inspired by Angkor Wat. With its labyrinth of defensive walls and moats ...

Eight buried towers and the remains of a massive spiral structure created from sand have been discovered at Angkor Wat in Cambodia. The massive structure — almost a mile long — contains a spiral ...

Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati wants Ram Mandir in Ayodhya on lines of Angkor Wat. Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati has demanded that the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya should be built on the lines of Angkor Wat ...