Angkor Wat, Cambodia

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Angkor Wat, Cambodia

angkor wat
Reasons to visit Angkor Wat
  • Covering a vast area of 500 acres, the Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world. It is also the icon and most famous tourist attraction of Cambodia
  • Built in the early 12th century by Khmer King Suryavarman II, dedicated to Lord Vishnu
  • It is said to be Angkor Wat is not only a temple but also a mausoleum. Because unlike other Hindu temples, it faces West, the direction associated with death according to the Hindu beliefs.
  • This temple complex comprises hundreds of stone temples
  • The enormous stone temple symbolizes mythic Mount Meru, the house of God. The mountain like shaped temple has five towers to represent five peaks of Mount Meru
  • Angkor wat is surrounded by a 200 meters wide moat
  • There are more than 3000 heavenly nymphs carved into the wall of this temple complex
  • The center complex of Angkor wat is surrounded by galleries. One of these galleries called ‘Thousand Buddha’ is home to hundreds of images of Lord Buddha

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