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Information: Angkor, in the north-west of Cambodia, is famed for its ruined monuments dating from the ninth to fifteenth centuries.
The most significant ruins are the temple of Angkor Wat and the walled city of Angkor Thom.
Angkor Sites:
Angkor Planet Angkor Planet: Flash-based interactive guide to the ruins, in English and French. Incorporates images and text via a clickable map. (Angkor) http://www.angkor-planet.com/
Angkor.com Angkor.com: Angkor Wat portal, news and FAQ. (Angkor) http://angkor.com/
Guide to the Angkor Monuments Guide to the Angkor Monuments: Translation (by Nils Tremmel) of Maurice Glaize's 1944 guide to the famous architectural ensemble. Includes its origins in the history of the Khmer empire and a full description with map and photographs. (Angkor) http://www.theangkorguide.com
Sculptures and Bas-Reliefs in Khmer Art Sculptures and Bas-Reliefs in Khmer Art: Article on Angkor's artworks, with photographs and glossarised terms. By Olivier Saltet. (Angkor) http://www.bergerfoundation.ch/Angkor/Sculptures_eng/
Architecture of Angkor Architecture of Angkor: Interactive plan and images of each of the face-towers of the Bayon. Study by Waseda University, Japan. (Angkor) http://www.waseda.ac.jp/projects/AsianArch/sites/cambd-E.html
Angkor Angkor: History of Cambodia's 800-year-old temple city, ancient capital of the Khmer, description of Khmer architecture and photographs of the main temple Angkor Wat from Vets With A Mission. (Angkor) http://www.vwam.com/vets/angkor/angor1.htm
German Apsara Conservation Project German Apsara Conservation Project: Conservation and documentation initiative focusing on the sculpted figures of Angkor. Includes recent and historic photographs of the ruins. (Angkor) http://ospiti.thunder.it/gacp/
Royal Angkor Foundation Royal Angkor Foundation: Description of the research and conservation projects undertaken by this Budapest-based organisation, including the Preah Ko project and the Angkor Radar Project (based on NASA imagery). (Angkor) http://www.angkor.iif.hu
Indochina Snapshot: Rediscovering Ancient Angkor Indochina Snapshot: Rediscovering Ancient Angkor: Travel article by John Spragens Jr, with photographs. (Angkor) http://www.enigmaterial.com/icsnap/angkor.html
Angkor Wat - Paradise Nearly Lost Angkor Wat - Paradise Nearly Lost: Classical photographs of Angkor Wat from the late 1920's. History, the ruins, people and grand colonial exhibit in Paris 1931. (Angkor) http://www.arkaisk.dk/ANGKOR.htm