Khmer History and Surviving Sites
Khmer rulers built successive capitals and temple complexes across mainland Southeast Asia, with Angkor becoming a major royal center. Hindu and Buddhist foundations used different arrangements of towers, terraces and galleries. Royal patronage also connected temples with reservoirs, causeways and surrounding settlements.
The sites collection includes buildings in Cambodia and neighboring countries. Articles explain individual foundations, their religious changes and the relationship between surviving monuments and later restoration.
Explore Khmer sites
Explore Khmer temples and sanctuaries through their towers, galleries and carved watercourses, with maps and detailed articles on the remains.
Daily life
Daily Life in the Angkorian Khmer World
Across Angkor’s far-reaching landscape, households raised food and fiber, exchanged goods, served temples and cared for the sick, while water and status shaped daily routines.
History and society
Khmer temples were supported by assigned fields, workers and supplies, while rulers and regional families governed communities across Angkor’s water and road networks.