Angkor Wat, in the town of Siem Reap, and the hundreds of almost equally inexplicably grand temples that surround it, provide an endowment to the nation of Cambodia, a never-ending tide of US dollars.

Angkor Wat was commissioned by King Suryavarman II, who reigned from 1113 to around 1150 CE. The temple was intended to represent the center of Suryavarman II’s empire and symbolize his power ...

That evening, Angkor Wat lured me back again–this time to watch the sunset. Instead of being transported in a van as part of a guided tour, I took a tuk-tuk alone. The site was crowded, but much ...

Angkor Wat, the world's biggest religious complex, is sacred to two faiths. The Khmer Empire built the temples of Angkor amid the lush forests of Cambodia nearly 900 years ago, just as a religious ...

ANGKOR WAT, Cambodia’s prized tourist destination, receives over 2.5 million visitors a year. Sometimes, at dawn, it can feel like a million of them are right there next to you, disembarking ...

Angkor Wat is the onetime capital of the Khmer Empire in Cambodia and spiritual center for Buddhists around the world. Now the UNESCO World Heritage site is banning selfies with monks (more on ...

Built between A.D. 1113 and 1150, Angkor Wat stood at the center of Angkor, the capital of the Khmer Empire. But what they can't see are 200 hidden paintings on the temple walls.

Angkor Wat, one of the world's most famous temple complex in Cambodia, has another claim to fame now. It is now the Eighth Wonder of the World, beating other major giants, including Italy's famous ...

Angkor Wat in Cambodia is to open earlier so that more people can see it – but visitors will have to abide by a new code of conduct put in place around the site. From January 1, the main Khmer ...

How flooding could be to blame for the demise of Angkor Wat. The fate of the ancient Cambodian city holds lessons for how climate change will test the resilience of our urban infrastructure in ...