Photographer Michael Freeman has seen it all. He's been to the Valley of the Kings in Egypt and remote temples in Sudan's Nubian desert. Yet nothing has moved him in the same way as Angkor Wat (see ...

News A Forgotten History of Angkor Wat Revealed in its Vandalism A history of vandalism in one of the world's most famous monuments has been analyzed, revealing long-lost art. In a paper published ...

Every generation remakes its definition of wonder. Long ago, lists of wonders boasted human ambition carved in stone, but ...

ANGKOR WAT, Cambodia’s prized tourist destination, receives over 2.5 million visitors a year. Sometimes, at dawn, it can feel like a million of them are right there next to you, disembarking from tour ...

Plans to build a new amusement park and resort near Cambodia’s most famous historic site, the Angkor Archaeological Park, have worried conservation experts. In November, the Cambodian government ...

Did you know Angkor Wat covers 402 acres? It’s the biggest religious building in the world. Located in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province, it was built in the early 12th century by King Suryavarman II.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laurie Werner is a New York-based writer covering travel and food. To see this complex without fighting your way through a mob ...

After a string of incidents involving tourists stripping and streaking, Cambodia’s Angkor Wat has introduced a new code of conduct laws to cut down in misbehaving visitors. The UNESCO World Heritage ...

Angkor Wat is the onetime capital of the Khmer Empire in Cambodia and spiritual center for Buddhists around the world. Now the UNESCO World Heritage site is banning selfies with monks (more on that ...

The process was much longer and more complex than previously imagined — Angkor’s collapse may be better described as a transformation You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in ...

The massive sandstone bricks used to construct the 12th-century temple of Angkor Wat were brought to the site via a network of hundreds of canals, according to new research. The findings shed light on ...