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Angkor Thom

American  
[tohm] / toʊm /

noun

  1. the site of the ruined capital city of the Khmer empire, at Angkor.


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In the next gallery, mold fragments and smaller artifacts from a recent excavation at Angkor Thom directly link a bronze foundry to royal residential palaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

Cambodian authorities believe those pieces were stolen from the walkway of giants leading to Angkor Thom in Siem Riep.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 5, 2021

With my hand in Pa’s, we entered the area of Angkor Thom, one of the many temple sites there.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

These four-headed columns are found on the gates of Angkor Thom as well as in the Bayon and are singularly impressive.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

It is interesting to find that Yaśovarman founded in Angkor Thom a Saugatâśrama or Buddhist monastery parallel to his Brâhmaṇâśrama already described.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 by Eliot, Charles, Sir

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