The abbot behind the construction of a big new temple complex in Buri Ram has defended the project against an uproar by Cambodians who say he is copying their national heritage site of Angkor Wat.

Scientists have discovered the secret that allowed Angkor Wat, a famous 1,000 year old temple complex in Cambodia, to be constructed far faster than should have been possible – canals. Angkor, which ...

The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, together with the Apsara National Authority (ANA) and relevant institutions, has received information about a replica Angkor Wat being constructed in Thailand’s ...

The Cambodian Hindu temple of Angkor Wat was built using 5-10 million enormous sandstone blocks, some weighing nearly two tons, but no one has ever definitively explained how the blocks were moved ...

Construction in India on the world’s biggest Hindu temple complex has been delayed in response to Cambodian government complaints that the design copies Angkor Wat. The Cambodian government wrote to ...

Cambodia to send inspectors to see if site is too similar to 12th-century complex that is a national symbol A temple complex being constructed in the north-east of Thailand has become mired in ...

Archaeologists have discovered buried ‘towers’ and remains of a huge structure near Angkor Wat, the world’s largest religious monument, proving their claim that it is much larger, and more complex ...

The Cambodian heritage site of Angkor, which encompasses the sprawling ancient temple complex of Angor Wat as well as the surrounding landscape, could be threatened by the forthcoming construction of ...