Once you're in the Angkor Wat complex proper, there are lots of hallways, doorways, windows, towers, steps, and stairs. You can no longer climb the inner tower stairs - too many people got injured (and died) climbing them so they closed them off. You can still see the rest of the complex, though, which was great fun.
It was interesting to see that, like the Romans, the Angkors built a lot of the structure with rough stone without much work done on it, then covered it with higher grade stone that had been well cut and polished. Why bother spending too much time on the part no one is likely to ever see?
Note the royal bathing pool - nice touch for a hot climate!
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