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combination of Sanskrit and Khmer . A great city , indeed .
This vast complex covers an area of nine square kilometres , taking in many temples and shrines that predate even the eight-hundred-yearold constructions of the city . Like most ancient wonders the true extent and reasoning for its being are still yet to be discovered and perhaps that ’ s why many more tourists flock to its neighbour .
It ’ s easy to become lost in the surrounds of Angkor Thom , a little physically , yet more so metaphorically and emotionally . You think you ’ ve witnessed every passage and chamber when another appears in front of you . Wandered the streets and lanes takes the traveller back to a time of great power , when the gods ruled , and the citizens obeyed .
Jayavarman VII established Angkor Thom as the seat of his empire around 750 years ago , a program of construction was undertaken that
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