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Siem Reap is the Green Zone of
Camodia which once the ancient Khmer Capital city. Now, It is
doing on its way to be a very charming and developed town with
rows of tree along the boulevard. Dozens of touris facilities
stretch along the main roads.
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(Big
Angkor) is a 3 km walled with moat royal city and was the
last capital of the Angkor empire. A great city built in
late 12th century by Jayavaraman VII, there are a lot of
temple constructions included.
The
main temple of Angkor Thom is located in the central of city
named Bayon Temple. The giant stone faces of Bayon have
become one of the most recognizable images connected to
classic Khmer art and architecture. There are now 37
standing towers, most but not all sporting four carved faces
oriented toward the cardinal points.
It
was build by King Jayavarman VII in Mid 12th – Early
13th century in Bayon style and dedicated to his
mother. Ta Prohm was one of Jayavarman VII ‘s first
Major temple projects. It has been left as seen then in the
hands of nature when rediscovered in 1860. 