Angkor Wat or the “City of Temples” holds a worthy place on any keen traveler’s bucket list. Situated in the breathtaking town of Siem Riep, in northwestern Cambodia, it is the largest religious complex on the planet, measuring 208 hectares.

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Reputations have a habit of preceding the greatest sites in the world, and so it is with Cambodia’s Angkor, the 150-square-mile Mt Olympus of the Hindu faith. This was once the center of the medieval Khmer kingdom, a place of great cultural and spiritual importance. Over a thousand years later, visitors are still awestruck by the scores of temples, dykes, canals, roads and monuments that burst out of the abundant jungle. With so many incredible sights to take in, here’s what you must see when visiting the stunning temples of Angkor.