Temples of Angkor

One of the world’s most magnificent sights, the temples of Angkor are even better than the superlatives suggest. Choose from Angkor Wat, the world’s largest religious building; Bayon, one of the world’s weirdest, with its immense stone faces; or Ta Prohm, where nature runs amok.

The ancient Khmers packed the equivalent of all Europe's cathedrals into an area the size of Los Angeles, so there are plenty of temples to choose from: the beautiful carvings of Banteay Srei, the jungle ruin of Beng Mealea and the Mayan-style pyramid temple of Koh Ker.