Siem Reap
Siem Reap is the capital of the province of Siem Reap, Cambodia, 5 km from Angkor and about 314 km northwest of Phnom Penh.
Siem Reap has colonial-style architecture around the Old Market.
attracting growing tourism represented the temples of Angkor began in 2000. Smaller establishments are concentrated around the Old Market, as Ombrelle & Kimono, from where you can visit Siem Reap by walk.a night marcket, after 19h has been established, 2 years ago or the one found all gifts that you need.
Siem Reap means "Siamese defeated" and it is a battle between the Khmer and Siamese armies ... which saw the victory of the latter.
In 1901, the French School of Far East (EFEO) is responsible of Angkor and realized the first work of clearing the temple of Bayon.
In 1907, Siem Reap was Siamese for over a century, was ceded back to Cambodia and EFEO has been responsible for the restoration of Angkor.
Conservation d'Angkor is the scientific leadership after independence, until the arrival of the Khmer Rouge in 1975.
