Add to ORKGAmidst the lush tropical jungle in northwest Cambodia near the great lake called the Tonle Sap lies Angkor, the ruins of a grand civilization that flourished between the 9th and 15th centuries A.D. Renowned in its time as a major religious center and the capital of the Khmer empire, Angkor is no less famous today. Cambodians view Angkor with pride as the site of the glorious reign of their forebears, while Cambodians and foreigners alike, impressed by the scale, scope, and artistry of the monuments, hail it as one of the "wonders of the world"