Siem Reap 1 - Roluos Temples

Siem Reap 1 (link, enlace, lien)

The modern town of Siem Reap in northwestern Cambodia, is the gateway to the ruins of Angkor, the capital of the Khmer Empire from the 9th-15th centuries.
This vast complex encompasses hundreds of vestiges.
The Angkorian period began in AD 802, with Khmer Hindu monarch Jayavarman II declaring himself “god-king”.
The Roluos temples dating from the late ninth century, were the predecessor of the Angkor ensemble, and were part of the ancient Khmer capital Hariharalaya. They mark the beginning of classical period of Khmer civilisation. Most were totally built with bricks, some partially use sandstone
Near by, artificial ponds, called Barays, very commonly built during the Angkorian era, as water reservoirs for irrigation.

Siem Reap 1 (link, enlace, lien)