Angkor

The great legacy of the ancient Khmer civilization, the temples of Angkor were built between the ninth and 15th centuries and cover an area stretching across 77 square miles in northwest Cambodia. This beautifully illustrated book contains a comprehensive monument-by-monument guide to the sites, detailed maps and plans, plus information about ten newly accessible temple complexes.

• Ten new temple sites; an additional 180 pages with 86 new color images

• Foreword by His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia

• Extensive accounts of temples and pre-Angkor sites

• Profiles the Phnom Penh National Museum

• The hip town Siem Reap—the base for exploring Angkor

• Unique flora and fauna around the great lake, Tonle Sap

• 158 color photos, 44 maps & plans.