Those with a particular interest in the history of the Khmer empire visit Udong. Branded as the abandoned capital of Cambodia, the city enjoyed the recognition of being the royal capital from 1618 to 1866. Udong is set on the top of the mountain with the spires of stupas pointing out from the sky, reminders of a kingdom with kings and queens living in harmony in their land. The dreamlike state, however, was only transitory; Udong was bombed and desecrated by the Khmer Rouge in 1977 and by the Americans during the Vietnam War. At present, visitors can still get a glimpse of Udong's peculiar beauty that no war has been able to steal. The ruins spread over the two hills are viharas (shrines) of Phnom Vihear Leu flanking Pol Pot's memorial victim's prison and...
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