Cambodia: A young girl sits below a singha (mythical lion) at the foot of Phnom Bakheng. A few hundred metres beyond the South Gate of Angkor Thom the hill of Phnom Bakheng rises 67 metres (218 ft) above the surrounding plains. This is an ideal spot to view the distant spires of Angkor Wat at sunset. On the east side of the hill a steep and treacherous stairway provides a swift but difficult means of ascent. Alternatively, and much more easily, a winding elephant path leads to the summit via the south side of the hill. Phnom Bakheng at Angkor, Cambodia, is a Hindu temple.

---

Size: 3370px × 5185px
Photo credit: © Pictures From History / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ancient, angkor, architecture, art, arts, asia, asian, bakheng, cambodia, cambodian, child, city, culture, david, girl, henley, heritage, hindu, hinduism, historical, history, image, images, kampuchea, kampuchean, khmer, lion, phnom, photo, photograph, pictures, pisnulok, preah, reap, religion, sculpture, siem, simha, singha, sinha, site, southeast, statue, temple, unesco, vat, wat, world