Constructed early-mid 12th century
CE Hindu
King Patron Suryavarman 2
Wat Style
Angkor Wat, which means "City Temple" is a Hindu temple, which was built to replicate the heavens on earth. The temple was built for King Suryavarman 2 at the beginning of the 12th century, the castle well preserved temple and is the only which is a significant religious center since the first Hindu, dedicated to Vishnu, then Buddhist. The temple is the epitome of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. This sacred temples combined two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture of a temple and later galleried temple, based on religious architecture South Indian Hindu. The temple was built, surrounded by an outer wall 3.6 kilometers (2.2 miles) with a rectangular galleries triangular, each higher than the next, it is designed to represent Mount Meru, the gods in Hindu.
In the central part of the castle is a meeting of the five towers. Unlike most Angkorian temples, Angkor Wat is oriented to the west, which divided as to its significance. The temple was inspired by the huge size and the architecture. Large sculpture and some of your soul is written on the wall that shows evidence of Khmer religious beliefs.
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