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AngKor Wat
“Angkor Wat” is the most famous monument in Khmer
Empire, buit by King Suryavarman 2 between 1113 and 1150 B.C.
Angkor Wat was dedicated by Suryavarman to the dwelling-place
of Vishnu God (God of Architecture) and the temple became his
mausoleum . After the religious revolution introduced by Jayavarman
3 in the 13th century , the Khmer empire embraced Buddhism and
Angkor Wat was transformed from a Vishnuite shrine to a Buddhist
Wat (a term of Thai origin which means “ monastery”
).The Angkor Wat complex is situated in the southeast quadrant
of Yashodharapura and forms a rectangle measuring 4,900 feet
from east to west and 4,250 feet from north to south, covering
an area of roughly one square mile. The huge, attractive moat
that forms the perimeter, which is filled by a canal leading
from the Siem Reapriver, is about 650 feet wide and edged with
steps leading down to the water . “Angkor Wat” is
the one that insists the prosperity and civilization of Khmer
empire in the past . By its splendous and marvelous art , “Angkor
Wat” is one of the wondering Place in the world.
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