Siem Reap, located Northwest of Cambodia, is the gateway to the famous archaeological complex about 314 km North-North-West of the capital Phnom Penh and Angkor.
The city of Siem Reap, also the capital of the province, located in the South of the province is a city in full development of the tourist attraction fact booming represent temples.
In the city, there are a multitude of ethnic craft shops, festivals of Apsara dance, galleries, cafes, restaurants and restaurants range in the service of every type of cuisine, many luxury hotels, an architecture style colonial and Chinese in the French Quarter and around the old market .the famous "Pub Street" and Siem Reap night markets are now famous for the tourists. also, séricicoles farms, rice paddy, fishing villages campaign and a very rich bird sanctuary near the Lake Tonlé Sap are Siem Reap one of the most exciting places in the world.
Seam Reap is a destination "must" for all visitors to Cambodia where the glorious temple of Angkor Vat of 12th century, the largest religious building in the world, is located and situated on the north shore of the great Lake Tonle Sap.Ce fascinating eighth wonder of the world is easily accessible by plane, boat and land.
Tourism is particularly accelerated since the 2000's. Many hotels were built and others are under construction.
Many small establishments are concentrated around the old market, while the more expensive hotels are located between Siem Reap International Airport - Angkor.
He is also a variety of hotels and restaurants in category average along Sivatha, and in the Phsar Leu area.
The ruins of Angkor, located in a thick jungle, are now world heritage of UNESCO. There are more than a thousand temples ranging in scale from nondescript piles of rubble scattered across the fields of rice to the impressive Angkor Wat - the best temple preserved.
Outside the temple of Angkor, Siem Reap has much more to offer tourists, spectacular floating village on Lake Tonle Sap of the heritage of Kulen mountain, ruins of Koh Ker site recently discovered.
History
Siem Reap means "Siamese defeat", referring to the victory of the Khmer Empire on the army of the Kingdom of Thailand in the 17th century.
The city is located at the location of a battle who lives against the Thai armed forces and those of the Khmèr empire and who saw the victory of these recent.
Visit Angkor
You must have an admission card to visit temples and sites in the Archaeological Park of Angkor. All passes can be purchased at the main entrance on the road to Angkor wat.
Tickets can be purchased at the entrance. The passes are sold in a day, seven days and three days. A one-day visit to see the highlights of the most famous temples. Three days is sufficient to visit all the major temples. Seven days are to explore your some favorite ruins in more.
Attractions of the city of Siem Reap
Crafts of Angkor
1.5 km (5 min) from the city provincial.
The craftsmen of Angkor have been created in 1999 to help youth in their home villages, allowing them to practise their professions.
He was created a three year project to integrate young craftsmen formed by the building schools for vocational training - with the objective of reviving skills (skills) of traditional trades (the stone engraving, sculpture in wood, lacquer, the gilding and the treatment of silk).Today, craftsmen of Angkor represents more than 600 artisans.
Angkor National Museum The visit is a comfortable alternative, air-conditioned, education on the history of Angkor and other temples.
After a screening of explanatory film called history behind the legend, you are directed to the galleries that make up 8 galleries separated.
Angkor Wat
There are few areas anywhere on Earth to match the splendour of Angkor Wat. The temple is one of the monuments the most important religion ever built and is truly one of the wonders of the world.Angkor Wat has no equivalent in the world for its splendour.
They have been built for King Suryavarman II as a temple and the mausoleum at the height of the Khmer empire in the first half of the 12th century, Angkor Wat is probably the best preserved of the Angkorian temples. As with other Angkorian temples and fortified as Angkor Thom, the central theme of Khmer architecture revolved around the temple-mountain concept.
Angkor Wat is in the form of a central tower surrounded by four smaller towers. The central monument represents the mythical mount Méru(la_montagne_sacrée_placée_àle_centre_de_l_'univers_et_représentant_le_foyer_dele_de_Dieu_hindou,_Vishnou).
Angkor Thom
Angkor Thom is 3 km, and was the last capital of the empire of Angkor. After Jayavarman VII resumed capital Angkorian Cham invaders in 1181, he began a massive campaign throughout the Empire, build Angkor Thom as his new capital.
It begins with the existing structures such as Baphuon, and Phimeanakas and built a great city closed around them, by adding the outer wall.
Bayon, set in the Centre of the city. There are five entries in Angkor Thom, one for each cardinal point and the door of victory leading to the area of the Royal Palace. Each door is crowned with 4 faces giant.
Bayon
Faces of Bayon giant stones became one of the best-known images related to architecture and art Khmer classical. the Bayon is a temple known for these 50 towers carved 4 faces each, 200 faces total to the enigmatic smiles.
Phnom Bakheng
is a temple built on a hill of the same name, where the first city to Angkor has been established. This gives his temple on Phnom Bakheng particular importance. It is here that Yasovarman I, moves its capital of Roluos.
Baphuon is a huge mountain temple in the heart of Angkor Thom.
Elephant terrace is an impressive wall decorated with elephants carved.
Terrace of the leper King
at the northern end of the terrace of the elephants with deeply sculpted Nâgas, demons and other beings mythological. The inner wall is an earlier version of the outer wall. The inner wall was excavated by French archaeologists in the 1990s. The terrace is named for the statue of the leper King.
Why the statue is known as the "leper King":
Some argue that when the statue was found, his condition gave the appearance of leprosy.
Others have argued that it is a statue of the leper King of Khmer legend.Exposed to the terrace of the leper King statue is a replica. The original resides in the Museum National of Phnom Penh.
Ta Prohm
Design similar to the temples of Preah Khan and Banteay Kdei, this tranquil, sprawling monastic complex is only partially erased from the proliferation of the jungle.
Ta Prohm is worth an exploration of its dark corridors and its places. This temple was one of the first projects of major temple of Jayavarman VII.
Ta Prohm is dedicated to his mother.
Preah Khan
Preah Khan is a huge monastic complex highly searchable, full of sculptures.Originally, it was used as a monastery and a Buddhist school, with more than 1,000 monks.
For a short period it is also the residence of King Jayavarman VII during the reconstruction of his permanent home in Angkor Thom.
Preah Khan means "sacred sword" built shortly after Ta Prohm, in harmony with the architecturally similar Ta Prohm, which was dedicated to the mother of Jayavarman VII, Preah Khan is dedicated to his father.
Sculptures of Buddha in the central corridor were crudely carved with Bodhisattvas and a lotus flower and a linga. Also note the cylindrical columns on the West of the main temple building. It is one of the only examples of round columns and can be a period later.
Sras Srang
Picturesque Baray opposite the entry is of Banteay Kdei. Built originally by the same architect who built of Pre Rup. Remodelled in the 12th century the Jayavarman VII massive building campaign. A landing pad at multiple levels on the western edge of the baray is decorated with naga balustrades and lions. Very few remnants of a temple on the island can be seen camouflet in the Lake during the dry season, when water is low. Srah Srang offers an alternative sunrise pleasant.
Neak Pean
A temple of the small island located in the middle of the last Baray to be built by a Khmer King in the area of Angkor. Neak Pean means "coiled snakes" of the Nâgas surrounded the temple. The temple with a statue of the horse Balaha, save marine drowning. Although initially dedicated to the Buddha, Neak Pean contains several Hindu images.
During the dry season, when water is low, discover the spouts of animal and human upstream in the centre of the exterior of each basin.
Neak Pean is most photogenic during the wet season, when the pools are full.
Eastern Mebon
Eastern Mebon is a large temple ruins, three levels rise and crowned by five towers. Jayavarman IV, a usurper to the throne, moves the capital of Angkor to Koh Ker in 928. Sixteen years later Rajendravarman II returns to Angkor capital and built shortly after Eastern Mebon on an island in the Eastern Baray now dry.
Baksei Chamkrong
The bird which houses under its wings is the name of this small temple, crowned by a brick sanctuary, could serve as a model in miniature of some of its neighbours giants.
Prasat Baksei Chamkrong is located 150 metres north of Phnom Bakheng and 80 metres from the road leading to the southern entrance of Angkor Thom. Baksei Chamkrong visit can be combined with a stop at the South Gate of Angkor Thom. Enter and leave the temple of the entrance to the East.
Banteay Srey
25 kilometres to the East Mebon Northeast
The temple of Banteay Srei is renowned for its complex decoration carved pink sandstone that covers the walls as the tapestry.
Farm of Crocodile
at the southern end of Siem Reap and they have approximately 300 crocodiles of various sizes and dispositions. You can buy crocs stuffed on the premises.
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