Editing Khmer architecture (section)

==Wooden architecture==

===Palaces===
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During the Angkor era, the architectural landscape consisted predominantly of temples constructed from durable materials such as brick, sandstone, and laterite. In stark contrast, the royal residences of the Khmer courts were predominantly crafted from wood and other perishable materials, rendering them susceptible to the ravages of time and leaving no trace of their existence in the present day. The enduring remnants of this era are the brick or stone temples, such as those found in the Angkor complex, which stand as the sole vestiges of what was once expansive wooden settlements and palaces.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ronson|first=Jacqueline|title=LIDAR Scans Reveal Hidden Megacity Around Cambodia's Angkor Wat Temple|url=https://www.inverse.com/article/21187-lidar-angkor-wat-lasers|access-date=2020-06-10|website=Inverse|language=en}}</ref>
However, a meticulous 13th-century account by a Chinese emissary to Angkor provides a detailed description of the palace, depicting it as an assemblage of imposing structures crowned with lead-tiled roofs. Intricately carved bas reliefs at Bayon and Banteay Chhmar portray various wooden buildings featuring triangular pediments and roofs, identified as representative of the royal halls within Angkorian palaces. As the Khmer people gradually embraced Buddhism, a discernible transition from stone temples to wooden architecture occurred. This shift marked the adoption of wooden structures as the new norm in Khmer architecture, supplanting the erstwhile prominence of stone temples in earlier periods.<ref name=":0">{{Citation|last1=Stark|first1=Miriam|title=The Angkorian City: From Hariharalaya to Yashodharapura|date=2018-01-01|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328719043|pages=158–177|access-date=2020-06-10|last2=Carter|first2=Alison|last3=Piphal|first3=Heng|last4=Rachna|first4=Chhay|last5=Evans|first5=Damian}}</ref>
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===Ordinary housing===

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The nuclear family, in rural Cambodia, typically lives in a rectangular house that may vary in size from four by six meters to six by ten meters. It is constructed of a wooden frame with gabled thatch roof and walls of woven bamboo. [[Rural Khmer house|Khmer houses]] typically are raised on stilts as much as three meters for protection from annual floods. Two ladders or wooden staircases provide access to the house. The steep thatch roof overhanging the house walls protects the interior from rain. Typically, a house contains three rooms separated by partitions of woven bamboo.<ref name=country/>

The front room serves as a living room used to receive visitors, the next room is the parents' bedroom, and the third is for unmarried daughters. Sons sleep anywhere they can find space. Family members and neighbors work together to build the house, and a house-raising ceremony is held upon its completion. The houses of poorer persons may contain only a single large room. Food is prepared in a separate kitchen located near the house but usually behind it. Toilet facilities consist of simple pits in the ground, located away from the house, that are covered up when filled. Any livestock is kept below the house.<ref name=country>[[Federal Research Division]]. Russell R. Ross, ed. "Housing". [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/khtoc.html ''Cambodia: A Country Study.''] Research completed December 1987. ''This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.''</ref>

Chinese and Vietnamese houses in Cambodian town and villages typically are built directly on the ground and have earthen, cement, or tile floors, depending upon the economic status of the owner. Urban housing and commercial buildings may be of brick, masonry, or wood.<ref name=country/>