Angkor Wat Cambodia

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Angkor Wat in Siem Reap is located north of Siem Reap, a distance of 7 km. From the town along the way Ko Mai Street or Charles de Gaulle. It's the largest synagogue building Hindu temples and the largest religious monument in the world. Temple was built by Suryavarman 2, which is a huge accomplishment and great main outstanding famous names already known to all around the world. Built in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura (present-day Angkor) Khmer Empire temple and mausoleum. Turning Shaiva tradition of previous kings, Angkor Wat was instead dedicated to Vishnu. Is the best preserved temple at the site, it is the only one who left a major religious center since its foundation - first Hindu, dedicated to Vishnu, then Buddhist. The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. It has become a symbol of Cambodia [1], appearing on its national flag represents the Khmer nation and it is also a major attraction for visitors of the country as well.

Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the Temple Mount and the later galleried temples based early Dravidian architecture, including features such ideals. The temple was designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the gods in mythology Hindu: the testimony or moat around about 16 km. Share testimony real castle with a length of 1500 mm x width 1300 mm on a 200 mm main road entering from the west arrived at the castle Central has a length of 250 mm at the top middle of the high's largest kingdoms present height of 65 mm, and outer wall 3.6 kilometers (2.2 mi.) Long is a gallery Each has three galleries corner straight up to the porch. In the center of the temple vertical quincunx of towers. Unlike most of the temples at Angkor Wat faces west, scholars are divided as to the significance of this. The temple has been admired for the grandeur and splendor of this architectural reliefs adorning stretched and due to a variety of angels that decorate the walls.

The name modern Wat means city pagoda in Khmer Angkor means town or city municipal forms brakroet of the word kingdom from Sanskrit word nagara (नगर). [2] Wat is the word Khmer for, it's office on the ground from the Pali word "vatta" (वत्त). [3] before this temple is known as Pisnulok (Parama Vishnuloka in Sanskrit), after the posthumous title of its founder. [4]