Things to do in Siem Reap

Siem Reap

The largest religious monument in the world, a 12th-century temple-mountain with bas-relief galleries, approached across a moat causeway. Built for King Suryavarman II and originally dedicated to Vishnu, it later became a Buddhist temple. It faces west, which makes sunrise behind its towers a popular sight, and it appears on Cambodia's national flag.

Siem Reap

A small 10th-century pink sandstone temple 25 km out, with the finest and deepest carving at Angkor.

Siem Reap

The temple at the centre of Angkor Thom, covered in more than 200 carved stone faces. The Bayon is the state temple at the centre of Angkor Thom, built by Jayavarman VII. Its towers carry more than 200 serene stone faces, and its bas-reliefs depict daily Khmer life and battles.

Siem Reap

A temple deliberately left entangled with silk-cotton and strangler fig roots. The temple was built by Jayavarman VII in the late 12th century. Archaeologists deliberately left much of it as it was found, with silk-cotton and strangler fig roots growing over the stonework.