If you ever find yourself in Southeast Asia, take a detour through Cambodia to tour the stunning ruins of Angkor Wat. Set in the middle of the Cambodian jungle, Angkor Wat is the largest religious structure in the world, and a masterwork of painstaking artisanship.
Antonio da Madalena’s quote below, though admiring, is an understatement, to say the least…
“Angkor Wat is of such extraordinary construction that it is not possible to describe it with a pen, particularly since it is like no other building in the world. It has towers and decoration and all the refinements which the human genius can conceive of.”
– António da Madalena, 1586
