ancient ruins
Bayon Temple
A mysterious temple at the center of Angkor Thom adorned with over 200 massive serene stone faces gazing in every direction.
5 km · about 10 min drive
Siem Reap, Cambodia · Asia
Angkor Thum works well as a base: 25 minutes from Siem Reap, 5km from Bayon Temple.
Angkor Thum is a town located in Siem Reap, Cambodia. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Asia.
On a road trip, Angkor Thum sits in Cambodia. It's in the Asia/Phnom Penh time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Angkor Thum to your route.
Preah Khan (Khmer: ប្រាសាទព្រះខ័ន; "Royal Sword") is a Buddhist temple at Angkor, Cambodia, built in the 12th century for King Jayavarman VII to honor his father. It is located northeast of Angkor Thom and just west of the Jayatataka baray, with which it was associated. It was the centre of a substantialRead more
organisation, with almost 100,000 officials and servants. The temple is flat in design, with a basic plan of successive rectangular galleries around a Buddhist sanctuary complicated by Hindu satellite temples and numerous later additions. Like the nearby Ta Prohm, Preah Khan has been left largely unrestored, with numerous trees and other vegetation growing among the ruins.
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Angkor Thum is located in Siem Reap, Cambodia, Asia. The coordinates are 13.4834 latitude, 103.8741 longitude.
Angkor Thum has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Cambodia.
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ancient ruins
A mysterious temple at the center of Angkor Thom adorned with over 200 massive serene stone faces gazing in every direction.
5 km · about 10 min drive
ancient ruins
A hauntingly beautiful temple left largely consumed by the jungle, with massive tree roots engulfing ancient stone walls and corridors.
6 km · about 10 min drive
ancient ruins
The most impressive entrance to the ancient city of Angkor Thom, flanked by 54 stone devas and 54 asuras pulling a serpent.
6 km · about 10 min drive
ancient ruins
The last capital of the Khmer Empire with the mysterious smiling stone faces of the Bayon temple at its center.
6 km · about 10 min drive
landmark
Largest religious monument in the world, a stunning 12th-century temple complex in the Cambodian jungle.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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A compact 12th-century temple east of Angkor with an unusually complete enclosing gallery and moat, built in the Angkor Wat style. It gets a fraction of the crowds of the main circuit.
10 km · about 20 min drive
ancient ruins
A 10th-century temple carved from pink sandstone with the finest and most intricate bas-relief carvings in all of Angkor.
16 km · about 30 min drive
ancient ruins
A sprawling jungle temple about 40 km from Angkor, almost entirely consumed by vegetation and offering an Indiana Jones-like exploration experience.
26 km · about 30 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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