At its zenith, the capital area contained more than a million people, making it the largest city on earth at the time. Its flagship monument, Angkor Wat, remains today the largest temple in the world. Khmer kings constructed huge waterworks, temples, palaces, civic and administrative buildings. These buildings, built of stone, have been largely reclaimed from the jungle, with restoration work that continues today. The city's more prosaic buildings, common residences and workplaces built of wood, have not survived.

The webpages here are photo essays of some of what I found to be the most interesting sites. Most contain a link to further information about them.

Except for a few restrooms and food vendors, there are no visitor facilities inside Angkor Archeological Park. Hotels for every budget are available in Siem Reap, about 5 miles from the Park entrance. The most common modes of visiting the park are by bus tour or taxi/guide services. But I recommend a different way: Hire a tuk-tuk driver to take you around. It makes it a leisurely, open-air experience, with you in charge of schedule and agenda. This is also the least expensive way, at $12/day. Plan on two trips to the Park each day, morning and early evening. Lay low in the afternoons to escape the heat.

If photography is important to you, understand sunlight is best for some temples in morning hours; others in the late afternoon. You can find good advice about this here.