Angkor Wat
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Angkor Wat is a Vaishnava Hindu and Theravada Buddhist temple complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia, and the largest religious complex in the world. Located on a site measuring 162.6 hectares within the anci
Front side of the main complex
Photograph of Angkor Wat by Emile Gsell, c. 1866
View of the West Entrance of Angkor Wat by Delaporte 1873
Sketch of Angkor Wat, a drawing by Louis Delaporte, c. 1880
Cambodia
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Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia. It is bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the north, and Vietnam to the east, and has a coastline alon
Angkor Wat
…and architectural unity characteristics of Khmer architecture. Unlike most Angkorian temples, it is oriented toward the west. It is a symbol of Cambodia and appears on the Cambodian national flag. The temple was commissioned by Suryavarman II in Yaśodharapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire, as a state…
Glazed stoneware dating back to the 12th century
Faces of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara at Prasat Bayon
Norodom Sihanouk and Mao Zedong in 1956