Cambodia: Preah Khan Temple, Siem Reap (171 images)

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Preah Khan Temple is a huge, highly explorable monastic complex. Full of carvings, passages, and photo opportunities. It originally served as a Buddhist monastery and school, engaging over 1000 monks. For a short period it was also the residence of king Jayavarman VII during the reconstruction of his permanent home in Angkor Thom. Preah Khan means "sacred sword". Preah Khan was dedicated to the king's father. Like most of Jayavarman VII's monuments, the Buddha images were vandalized...
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