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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.
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The central prang of Angkor Wat temple symbolizes the mount Meru. The central sanctuary of an Angkorian temple was home to the temple's primary deity, the one to whom the site was dedicated: typically Shiva or Vishnu in the case of a Hindu temple, Buddha or a bodhisattva in the case of a Buddhist temple.
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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.
The checkered figures are an unlimited figure which comes in two aspects: the first is a set of endless squares produced in two directions; the second is a network of orthogonal lines with quadratic cells. We find this motif, for example, on the third floor of Angkor Wat. The center, generally exploited in a large circular motif, distributes ...
A photograph taken in the year 2012 by Professor Gary Lee Todd at the Angkor Wat archeological site that is located in the Kingdom of Cambodia. Date: 28 September 2012, 11:07: Source: Angkor Wat viewed from Phnom Bakheng, Cambodia: Author: Gary Todd from Xinzheng, China