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2. Viewing details April 21, 2016 / Angkor more than 400 square kilometers is the ancient capital of the Khmer Empire. Between the 9th and 15th centuries, the Temple of Preah Vihear is quite large and very diverse. Located off Siem Reap, the busy Siem Reap is one of the most important religious places in the world.
3. As millions of tourists visit each year, you will see many monks worshiping here. There are two main routes to be found in the circuit and the main circuit. Not all temples are on these paths. However, the most popular temples are. Most tourists start with a small circuit in Angkor, which I did on the first day of the exploration of Angkor. The circuit runs 17 kilometers. While I did not see all of the small towers, I found six temples below! Number 1:
4. Angkor Wat Angkor Wat is a temple that everyone has heard. In fact, many people think that the name of the temple is the name of the whole complex. Angkor Wat is unusual because it faces to the west while other temples are oriented to the east. It is believed that because it is facing the west, and so sunset it is a happy monument for Suryavarman II. As it faces western and sunset, Angkor Wat is famous for its sunrise. Instead of the sun rises and shines on the temple, the sun shines behind the temple, creating light back on the Angkor Wat. Global Gal Sarah has a small diameter in English. The sun shines on the clouds in the morning. Global Gal Sarah has a small circuit in Antarctic, the sun shines early in the morning
5. THE SMALL CIRCUIT AT ANGKOR: A DETAILED LOOK April 21, 2016 / Angkor, which stretches over 400 km², was the ancient capital of the Khmer Empire. Dating between the 9th to the 15th centuries, the temple ruins are grand, beautiful, powerful and many are decaying. Located just outside the bustling city of Siem Reap, Angkor is one of the most important religious sites in the world. While millions of tourists visit every year, you will also see many monks worshiping here. There are two main routes to discover at Angkor: the small circuit and the large circuit. Not all the temples are located on these routes; however, the most popular temples are. Most visitors start with the small circuit at Angkor, which is exactly what I did on my first day exploring Angkor. The small circuit runs 17 kilometers. While I did not see all the small circuit temples, I did see the following 6 temples! Stop #1: Angkor Wat Angkor Wat is the one temple that everyone has heard of. In fact, many people think that the name of this temple is the name of the entire complex. Angkor Wat is unusual because it faces the west, while all the other temples are oriented to the east. It is believed that because it faces the west, and thus the sunset, that it was a funerary temple for King Suryavarman II. While it faces west and the sunset, Angkor Wat is famous for its sunrise. Instead of the sun rising and glowing on the temple, the sun rises behind the temple, creating a back light on Angkor Wat. Global Gal Sarah small circuit at angkor Sunrise on a cloudy, rainy morning.
6.  Global Gal Sarah small circuit at angkor Sunrise on a clear morning. Angkor Wat is impressive given its size. It is the largest of the Angkor temples and has 5 towers {only seen from a particular angle}. It is possible to climb to the top of Angkor Wat but the entrance was closed when I was there! Global Gal Sarah small circuit at angkor Global Gal Sarah small circuit at angkor Stop #2: Bayon Bayon was one of my favorite temples. As I explored Angkor Wat at a quick pace, I was one of the first people to arrive at Bayon. I shared Bayon with about 5 or 6 other people! Bayon is located in the city of Angkor Thom. At first glance, Bayon looks like a heap of rocks piled on top of each other. Maybe the architect chose to put towers in a pattern but it appears as if they were just plopped somewhere. Global Gal Sarah small circuit at angkorOnce you enter Bayon, you will see that there is more to Bayon than meets the eye. Giant faces stare down at you from all different directions. There are believed to be about 200 faces throughout Bayon. Global Gal Sarah small circuit at angkor Global Gal Sarah small circuit at angkor Global Gal Sarah small circuit at angkor Stop #3 and #4: Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda Thommanon and Chau Say Tevoda are situated directly across the road from each other. They are both very small temples, which only take a little while to explore. I enjoyed seeing them because it’s interesting to see that not all the temples of the capital Khmer Empire were giant temples. Global Gal Sarah small circuit at angkorGlobal Gal Sarah small circuit at angkor Stop #5: Ta Keo Ta Keo is really interesting to see because it was never completed and is currently undergoing preservation. As you walk around, you will see scaffolding on parts of Ta Keo. Many temples undergo restoration to keep them intact or to make sure the structure is safe for visitors to walk around and climb. Ta Keo’s staircase is very steep so watch your step as you climb up the 72 feet to the top.Global Gal Sarah small circuit at angkorGlobal Gal Sarah small circuit at angkor Stop #6: Ta Prohm Last but certainly not least, you must explore Ta Prohm. Be warned that this will mostly likely be your busiest and most crowded stop of the day because a) it’s incredible and b) you have to walk a certain route instead of exploring freely like the other temples. You may recognize Ta Prohm from the movie Tomb Raider. It’s widely known for the trees that have grown into the temple structure. Some of the trees are now holding the temple together, while other trees are slowly pulling Ta Prohm apart. Global Gal Sarah small circuit at angkorGlobal Gal Sarah small circuit at angkorGlobal Gal Sarah small circuit at angkorGlobal Gal Sarah small circuit at angkorI really enjoyed Ta Prohm because of the trees but also because a lot of it was not in tact. Due to the decay or destruction of Ta Prohm you really become aware that you are walking through a lost civilization from centuries before. Global Gal Sarah small circuit at angkorGlobal Gal Sarah small circuit at angkorGlobal Gal Sarah small circuit at angkor Other notable temples on the small circuit at Angkor… include Baphuon, Terrace of the Elephants and Banteay Kdei. Whichever temples you decide to see, you could easily spend two days exploring the small circuit alone! There’s so much to see at Angkor and I’m fairly certain it’s impossible to see it all without living there. But I do have more to share with you about Angkor so be sure to subscribe to Global Gal in the box below this post to receive new content straight to yourinbox!