Angkor Wat

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English: Angkor Wat (Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត) is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built by King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city.

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Views of the Angkor Wat [edit]

  • Dawn at the temple Ankor Wat at sunrise, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

  • Buddhist monks in front of the Angkor Wat.

  • Evening view of Angkor Wat Temple, Angkor.

Individual structures within Angkor Wat [edit]

  • Northwest corner tower of the first gallery of Angkor Wat, viewed from the second enclosure.

Aerial views [edit]

  • Angkor Wat from the air.

  • Angkor Wat aerial view.

  • Another Aerial view

  • Angkor Wat

  • Angkor Wat, NASA Satellite view.

Historic images of Angkor Wat [edit]

  • 1866 photograph by Emile Gsell (1838-1879)

  • 1880 drawing from Voyage au Cambodge: I'architecture Khmer (1880) by Zeichners Louis Delaporte.

Maps [edit]

  • Angkot Wat plan

  • ‘Angkor Wat in Miniature’ (Siem Reap)

Reliefs from Angkor Wat [edit]

  • Devatas on the northern library of the second level of Angkor Wat

  • The bas-relief of the Churning of the Sea of Milk shows Vishnu in the centre, his turtle avatar Kurma below, asuras and devas to left and right, and apsaras and Indra above.

  • Vishnu on Garuda.

  • Angkor Wat relief 01.jpg

Architectural details [edit]

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