Angkor Wat is a temple
located at Angkor, near
Siemréab, Cambodia. It was
built in the 12 century by King
Suryavarman ll as a Hindu
temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.
Angkor Wat was constructed
with blocks of sandstone. The
walls of the temple are decorated
with thousands of bas-reliefs
representing important deities
and figures in the Hindu and
Buddhist religions as well as
ancient Khmer scenes, and
scenes from the Mahabharata
and the Ramayana.
The word Angkor means 'capital
city' in the Khmer language, while
the word wat means 'temple'.
The five central towers of Angkor
Wat symbolize the peaks of
Mount Meru, the home of the
gods. The moat and the walls
below honour the surrounding
mountain ranges and the sea.
In the 15th century, the
temple was abandoned and
rediscovered by the French
explorer Henri Mouhot in the
1840s. It was designated as a
UNESCO World Heritage site in
1992
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