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PMR132K-14 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: Banteay Srei Temple (Citadel of the Women), built by King Rajendravarman in the 10th century: guardian figures (modern replicas) with human and monkey heads 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: Banteay Srei Temple (Citadel of the Women), built by King Rajendravarman in the 10th century: guardian figures (modern replicas) with human and monkey heads
Keywords: historic, national heritage, picturesque, temples, Hindu, Buddhist, religion, architecture, Khmer, shrine