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Angkor Wat wasn't an isolated jungle temple, but part of a vast metropolis. But what did the Angkor urban area look like? Was it Rome-like but made from Bamboo instead of bricks and marble? What did the buildings look like, and what was the population density?

by /u/RusticBohemian in /r/AskHistorians

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