Pictures from the legendary temples of Angkor in Cambodia
Often considered to be the Eighth Wonder of the World, the magnificent Temples of Angkor are arguably the most impressive temples in the world. Though Angkor Wat gets most of the glory, the Angkor Temple Complex actually stretches over 75 square kilometres and includes hundreds of archaeological sites, abandoned cities and temple ruins.
Below is a collection of some of our favourite pictures of “the other temples” in the Angkor Temple Complex.
Hundreds of years of jungle growth and erosion have consumed many of the archaic buildings
Bayon Temple in Angkor Thom, famous for its multitude of stone faces
This is a gate near the Baphoun Temple in the city of Angkor Thom
Ta Keo Temple, the stairs to the top are insanely steep but offer incredible jungle views
Buddhist shrine in Bayon Temple in Angkor Thom, notice the intricate carvings in the stone pillars
Preah Khan Temple, one can’t help but feel like the walls might cave in at any moment
Trees taking back the temple at the popular Ta Phrom Temple
Entrance to Banteay Kedi Temple
Bayon Temple in Angkor Thom, our favourite in the Angkor Temple Complex
Entrance to another spectacular temple ruin in Angkor
Cambodian girl walking in front of the stunning Pre Rup Temple in Angkor
Another view of the remarkable Bayon Temple
It was a difficult task deciding which photos to include in this post. With over 500 photos to choose from, we had to make some tough decisions but will definitely put together more posts with pictures from our trip to the lost city of Angkor.
We deliberately excluded photos from the iconic Angkor Wat temple because we wanted to highlight some of the other incredible archeological sites in the Angkor Temple Complex.
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Have you visited the legendary Angkor Temple Complex? Did you have a favourite?
Share your experience in the comments section below
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nice ! me and girlfriend spent just 2 days in siem reap and one of them I got stomach flu or something and I could not go anywhere. just visit angkor wat main temple and tah prom, hoping to visit cambodia again and go to the other temples they look amazing too !
We spent 3 days exploring the complex and still feel like we missed a lot, it’s massive!
i loved angkor! did the couple of days pass and it would be so hard to pick a fave. a definite highlight was watching the sunset. gorgeous pics!
Thanks! We did the 3-day, which was enough. After 3 days you tend to get temple burnout
Love your shots of the temples. That tree pic at Ta Phrom Temple is really interesting, too! I hope to someday see these temples myself — what a feeling it must be to see them up close.
It was a pretty incredible experiece – highly recommend it!
Beautiful photos! This is definitely on my list of “places I want to visit”, but until that happens I’ll just have to experience it through others. 🙂
Hopefully you’ll get a chance to experience it someday. I can say with complete confidence that it lives up to its high expectations! 😉
I’m with you guys, I think if I had to choose a favorite it would be Bayon Temple. Fantastic photos!
Thanks Mark! It’s hard to pick a favourite but Bayon Temple was certainly the most memorable for us.
Beautiful photos, Ancient and mystery feel to it.
Thanks Sarah 🙂
Stunning photos, thanks! When I see these I think “don’t give them an earthquake”!!!!
Indeed – an earthquake would be a tragedy
My favourite is Bayon. I was thinking that when I read your title, even before you got around to asking the question.
I loved all the temples so much that I’m planning to go back.
My favourite moment was watching the sun rise from a little-known temple, hearing the jungle come to life and watching the guardians arrive for work and start sweeping up. So much nicer than the sunrise circus at the main temple.
Fantastic photos, too. They really capture the amazingness of the place.
Thanks! Glad you like them 😉
Great photos you guys. We didn’t make it to Angkor Wat when we did our big tour of SE Asia. I can see that was a mistake.
Too bad – I guess that just means you’ll have to return one day 😉
These photos are absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome – glad you like the photos! 😉
wow looks amazing
Thanks for all these great shots and the stories that go along with it. Great fun!
Glad you enjoyed the post 🙂
Awesome photos, guys! My favourite of your shot is the one with the local girl. We haven’t been there, hopefully in a year or two 🙂
Thanks! that temple in the photo with the girl is quite spectacular. The photo doesn’t do it justice 😉
haha, I can imagine that it would be difficult to decide on images. And I imagine it would be just as difficult to take less photos!
Really great shots! :]
Thanks – Yes, it was a difficult task. In fact, we’ll probably post another one soon! 😉
About this time next week I’ll be heading into Cambodia and am really looking forward to visiting Angkor Wat. Great photos!
How was it?! Did it live up to your expectations?
Amazing photos, guys. I had been hoping to go, but now it will have to be sooner rather than later! I hope you are traveling well; thank you for sharing these images with us!
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This post deserved all of the attention that it received. I’m considering heading to Cambodia after a quick trip to Saigon, and this convinced me to do it! Very inspiring.
Awesome!
So happy to hear that this post has inspired you to visit Cambodia. It’s one of our favourite SE Asian countries
I also feel the same with choosing which photos to upload since I took hundreds of photos at the entire Angkor complex. Oh, and my favorite is also Bayon, I’ve never seen any temple like that before.
Great photos of a truly amazing temple.
Amazing pictures. I loved the temples. You really can’t help but take hundreds of pictures.
I also spent 3 days around the site and didn’t think I made a dent. Also, I want to know how you shot so many photos without any tourists? You must have done a lot of waiting around. Or did you yell FIRE!!!!!