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Hall of a Thousand Buddhas,<br> Sightseeing in Siem Reap/Angkor picture - so called because of the many Buddha statues that were placed here by worshipers over the centuries, when Angkor Wat was a Theravada Buddhist pilgrimage site. Many statues were destroyed by the Khmer Rouge, and a good many are now in safekeeping by Angkor conservationists.
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so called because of the many Buddha statues that were placed here by worshipers over the centuries, when Angkor Wat was a Theravada Buddhist pilgrimage site. Many statues were destroyed by the Khmer Rouge, and a good many are now in safekeeping by Angkor conservationists.
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