X-Nico

unusual facts about Angkor Thom


Drukhsh

Thereafter the empire was restored by a new king, Jayavarman VII, who established a new capital and state temple (Angkor Thom and the Bayon respectively) a few kilometres to the north.


Zhou Daguan

The ship resumed its trip passed the province of Zhenpu (Baria in present day South Vietnam), through Poulo Condor Sea, then heading north on the Mekong River into Tonle Sap River reaching the town of Kampong Chhnang of Cambodia; from there he boarded a small boat, sailing for a dozen days, through Tonle Sap Lake arriving at Angkor Thom, the capital of Cambodia in August.


see also

Artisans Angkor

Artisans Angkor also reproduced and installed three sandstone lions on the Terrace of the Elephants located in the heart of Angkor Thom.