Cambodia’s modern history has been riddled with violence and civil war in the last century. The history of the Khmer Rouge is told through conserved buildings and museums in its capital – Phnom Penh. But even before that, the country had a history of French invasion and domination. Yet before that, the Khmer Empire occupied much of what is Laos, Thailand, and parts of Vietnam.
Cambodia’s colonial buildings include markets, post offices and railway stations, but what it’s really known for is ancient religious architecture. Angkor Wat is the world’s largest religious structure, spanning over 400 acres on its own artificial island. A village near Siem Reap uses rivers as roads.
