Editing Khmer architecture (section)

===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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