The real heyday of this city lasted just over a hundred years, the whole of the 12th century, when it sustained anywhere from 80,000 to 150,000 people. At the beginning of that century, London had about 18,000.

An entrance gate through the wall

Offerings at one of the ancient statues

900 years later, still standing

Bayon Temple, the heart of Angkor Thom. That’s us…

How we know a little about Khmer life in the 12th century

Note the lady with the tortoise which is biting the butt of the man in front…

Another example of present and past Buddhism

These towers were apparently used as the base for tightropes and acrobatics