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Angkor Wat (/ ˌ æ ŋ k ɔːr ˈ w ɒ t /; Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត, "City/Capital of Temples") is a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia.Located on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m 2; 402 acres) within the ancient Khmer capital city of Angkor, it was originally constructed in 1150 CE as a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Vishnu.
A red field surrounded by a blue band with a depiction of the Angkor Wat in white. [9] [failed verification] 1948-1970 1975-1976 Flag of Cambodia during French Protectorate (1948-1953) and after its independence from France (1953-1970) as well as Kampuchea (1975-1976) Three horizontal bands of blue, red and blue and a depiction of Angkor Wat in ...
The flag used today is the same as that established in 1948, although the older flag is sometimes said to have used a red outline for Angkor Wat while the current flag uses black specifically. Since that time, five other intervening designs have been used. Almost all made use of the image of the temple of Angkor Wat in one form or another.
The national symbols of Cambodia (Khmer: អត្តសញ្ញាណជាតិកម្ពុជា) includes the ancient monument of Angkor Wat, the national ...
The relationship seems to have changed with the construction of Angkor Wat by King Suryavarman II as his personal mausoleum at the beginning of the 12th century. The central religious image of Angkor Wat was an image of Vishnu, and an inscription identifies Suryavarman as "Paramavishnuloka", or "he who enters the heavenly world of Vishnu". [66]
Unakoti famously known as Angkor Wat of the North-East, [1] is a sculptural emblem and ancient Shaivite place that hosts rock carvings, figures and images of gods and goddesses. [2] The bas relief sculptures at Unakoti are on stylistic grounds ascribed to 7th to 9th Century CE, to the period of Pre- Manikya rule.
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Bas-relief at Angkor Wat depicting the “Battle of Lanka”. Preah Ream (Rama) is standing on Hanuman, followed by his brother Preah Leak, and Vibhishana. The Khmer version of Ramayana bears the name Reamker (Ramakerti)-literally means "The Glory of Rama". Indeed, the story of Rama is present in both art and literature throughout the history ...