Angkor Wat Temple - details and images
Tradition, mystery, history, mysticism, these are things that you find among the ruins of Angkor complex of temples, testimony to a turbulent history and a culture completely different from any other. For the people of Khmer, Angkor is more than the remains of an empire, rather than an archaeological site or a tourist attraction. Angkor reminds them why they are able and is a symbol of Khmer independence, perhaps a symbol of hope. Not for nothing the five towers of the largest of the temples, Angkor Wat, Gambodgiei appear on the flag.
Angkor Complex, lost among the Cambodian forests is part, since 1992, the UNESCO World Heritage. Includes over 100
The temples of various sizes, from a pile of bricks in the middle of a rice field, to the stunning Angkor Wat, which is said to be the largest religious monument in the world. Many of the temples of Angkor have been restored and now form the most important example of Khmer architecture.
Angkor Wat, the temple built in the early twelfth century, is today used by Buddhists and, although it has been recently restored, you can not help wondering how is still standing after so many hundreds of years. The temple was built to represent Mount Meru, home of the gods in Hindu mythology. The five pineapple-shaped towers that form the temple itself is surrounded by a moat
nearly 200 meters wide, with sides a rectangular wall 1300, and 1500 meters, 4.5 meters high and three smaller walls. Not only the outer wall surrounding the temple, but the royal palace, which now has nothing left. All interior walls are decorated with bas-reliefs depicting scenes of the legend, war or life
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