Most people who visit Angkor Wat don’t realize that Angkor Wat is more than just one temple, albeit the largest and the most fabulous one. Angkor Wat itself is an ancient city, with the temple at its center. And around it are numerous other ancient cities, temples and reservoirs. In fact the entire metropolis, sometimes referred to as Angkor (which means ‘large’ or ‘great’ in Khmer) is estimated to have had one million people, the first city in the world to reach that plateau. Continue reading At the Gates of Angkor Wat: Khmer Notes no.2
The Quilting Sword 