Angkor Thom in its own right is an amazing archaeological site. It is considered the premier Khmer architectural building in this area. All the temples were surrounded by man-made moats and this temple has a bridge with 108 large stone figures on both sides. On the right are figures of gods carrying a large nine-headed snake. One the left side are figures of demons also carrying a large snake called a
naga. On one of the murals in the Angkor Wat is depicted an epic battle in which both the gods and demons wage a 1,000 year war called the Churning of the Ocean of Milk in
which a tug of war between the two sides was a battle for the elixir of immortality. One of the by-products of this churning battle was the release of celestrial nymphs called
apsara and I got some photos of
apsara that night at the dinner show in my hotel. But back to Angkor Thom, the reliefs here were amazing:
Angkor Thom in its own right is an amazing archaeological site. It is considered the premier Khmer architectural building in this area. All the temples were surrounded by man-made moats and this temple has a bridge with 108 large stone figures on both sides. On the right are figures of gods carrying a large nine-headed snake. One the left side are figures of demons also carrying a large snake called a naga. On one of the murals in the Angkor Wat is depicted an epic battle in which both the gods and demons wage a 1,000 year war called the Churning of the Ocean of Milk in 
which a tug of war between the two sides was a battle for the elixir of immortality. One of the by-products of this churning battle was the release of celestrial nymphs called apsara and I got some photos of apsara that night at the dinner show in my hotel. But back to Angkor Thom, the reliefs here were amazing:
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