An eight-mile long, 26-foot-tall wall surround Angkor Thom (“great city”), once the largest city in the Khmer empire that once ... Two rows of 154 stone statues, gods on the left and demons ...
asked Fodor’s. “Consider Koh Ker, a sprawling archaeological site that provides a fascinating insight into lesser-known aspects of the Khmer empire.” Koh Ker topped the three Asian ...
Now, around two centuries later, that mythic name has been brought to life with the installation of a towering Virgin Mary statue on the slopes of the mighty volcano. The 20-foot statue sits in ...
A statue of a much-loved cat who "cheered people up" when they were down is to be unveiled in a coastal town later this year. Hendrix lived in Saltburn in Redcar and Cleveland and spent a lot of ...
A glass bridge, measuring 77 meters in length and 10 meters in width, now links the Vivekananda Rock Memorial to the 133-feet-high Thiruvalluvar statue. Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin ...
Still, remnants of their former glory remained in the form of head-shaped statues (called moai) scattered across the island’s shore. These moai may not be as old as other famous monoliths ...
Chhatrapati Shivaji's Statue unveiled at Ladakh's Pangong Tso Statue unveiled amid disengagement efforts at Line of Actual Control Shivaji's statue will boost troop morale, reflects India's military ...
The statue’s wide-open arms, spanning 92 feet, seem to personally welcome the more than 4 million visitors who make the trek to see the monument each year. But now, its management and future are ...
For Lim Hech, now 63, the memories of the Khmer Rouge regime remain etched in her mind like scars that will never heal. Born in Kbal Sleng village, in Kampong Cham province’s Choam Kravien commune, ...
Over half a century ago, the city of Dallas, Texas once was the proud owner of the world's largest Santa statue (at the time). In 1953, a giant 85 foot metal & papier-machie Santa Claus stood (or ...