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PMR672-10 Cambodia, Siem Reap: the Khmer temples were built as the Khmer civilization flowered, from the 8th to the 14th centuries AD in what is now Cambodia and Thailand. The architectural style closely resembles that of India at the same period, but Hindu gods are often joined, or even replaced, by figures of Buddha. Angkor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This picture: south gate to the city of Angkor Thom, built by King Jayavarman VII and successors, from the late 12th century, showing the 3-headed elephants and "face tower". Angkor Thom was one of the largest cities built by the Khmer. Keywords: historic, national heritage, picturesque, temples, Hindu, Buddhist, religion, architecture, Khmer, shrine

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Cambodia, Siem Reap: the Khmer temples were built as the

Khmer civilization flowered, from the 8th to the 14th centuries AD in what is now Cambodia and Thailand. The architectural style closely resembles that of India at the same period, but Hindu gods are often joined, or even replaced, by figures of Buddha. Angkor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This picture: south gate to the city of Angkor Thom, built by King Jayavarman VII and successors, from the late 12th century, showing the 3-headed elephants and "face tower". Angkor Thom was one of the largest cities built by the Khmer.
Keywords: historic, national heritage, picturesque, temples, Hindu, Buddhist, religion, architecture, Khmer, shrine