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The Khmer Empire in Ancient Thailand

Saturday, June 20th, 2009

Icon of Khmer civilization, Angkor Wat in Cambodia endures as a revered religious shrine. A watery path leads to the West Mebon temple on an artificial island in the West Baray. Only fragments remain of the temple’s former centerpiece, a magnificent 20-foot-long bronze statue of the reclining Hindu god Vishnu.