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  2. Angkor Wat - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Category:Angkor Wat - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to Angkor Wat, its history, and its depictions. It is a temple complex in Cambodia, located on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m 2; 402 acres). It resides within the ancient Khmer capital city of Angkor. The Guinness World Records considers it as the largest religious structure in the world.

  4. Cambodian art - Wikipedia

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    A stone bas-relief at Bayon temple depicting the Khmer army at war with the Cham, carved c. 1200 CE. Cambodia's best-known stone carving adorns the temples of Angkor, which are "renowned for the scale, richness and detail of their sculpture". In modern times, however, the art of stone carving became rare, largely because older sculptures ...

  5. Angkor - Wikipedia

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    A 16th century Portuguese friar, António da Madalena, was the first recorded European visitor to visit Angkor Wat in 1586. By the 17th century, Angkor Wat was not completely abandoned. Fourteen inscriptions from the 17th century testify to Japanese settlements alongside those of the remaining Khmer. [40] The best-known inscription tells of ...

  6. Cambodia opens a new airport to serve Angkor Wat as it seeks ...

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    The airport, which was built at a cost of about $1.1 billion on 700 hectares (1,730 acres) of land about 40 kilometers (25 miles) east of Angkor Wat, boasts a 3,600-meter (11,810-foot) long runway.

  7. Reamker - Wikipedia

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    Reamker is also mentioned in another literature called L'berk Angkor Wat (“The Story of Angkor Wat”) written in 1620 by Khmer author-Pang Tat (or Nak Pang), celebrating the magnificent temple complex of Angkor Wat and describing the bas-reliefs in the temple galleries that portray the Rama story. [7]

  8. Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex ending elephant rides - AOL

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    Elephants that serve as a tourist attraction and give rides at Cambodia’s famed Angkor temple complex will be moved to a new home in a suitable jungle area, an official said Thursday. Apsara ...

  9. Preah Ang Chek Preah Ang Chorm shrine - Wikipedia

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    According to the Institute of the Humanities and Social Sciences of the Royal Academy of Cambodia, Preah Ang Chek and Preah Ang Chom were daughters of Suryavarman II, the founder of Angkor Wat. While Suryavarman II built Angkor Wat as a shrine dedicated to Vishnu, modern folklore believes that the two sisters would have been devotees of ...

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