from Phnom Penh. I will never forget when I first got out from the Helicopter，and stepped into the land of history， a land which the western civilization had forgotten. In this paper， I would like to discuss the history of the great temples of the "lost city" of Angkor Wat， but ...
The most beautiful and most famous monument in the city, Angkor Wat, lies about one kilometer south of the Royal town of Angkor Town which was founded by Jayavarman VII. The Temple of Angkor Wat was dedicated to the Hindu God Vishnu by King Suryavarman II, who reigned(统治)between ...
Perhaps the most famous temple, Angkor Wat, is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu was built during this period. Angkor Wat is the highest achievement of Khmer temple architecture, and is today the "flagship" of the temples at Angkor. The temple is a huge pyramid structure. The com...
Angkor Wat, Cambodia All of the original religious motifs derived fromHinduism, and the temple was dedicated to the godVishnu. The five central towers of Angkor Wat symbolize the peaks ofMount Meru, which according to Hindu mythology is thedwellingplace of the gods. The mountain is said to be...
The most beautiful and most famous monument in the city, Angkor Wat, lies about one kilometer south of the Royal town of Angkor Thom which was founded by Jayavarman VII. The Temple of Angkor Wat was dedicated to the Hindu God Vishnu(供奉毗湿奴) by King Suryavarman II, who reigned (...
The most beautiful and most famous monument in the city, Angkor Wat, lies about one kilometer south of the Royal town of Angkor Thom which was founded by Jayavarman VII. The Temple of Angkor Wat was dedicated to the Hindu God Vishnu（供奉毗湿奴） by King Suryavarman II, who ...
The most beautiful and most famous monument in the city, Angkor Wat, lies about one kilometer south of the Royal town of Angkor Thom which was founded by Jayavarman VII. The Temple of Angkor Wat was dedicated to the Hindu God Vishnu(供奉毗湿奴) by King Suryavarman II, who reigned (...
Angkor’s most impressive and best known temple, Angkor Wat is the best preserved of all the Angkor monuments. The temple is an object of pride for Cambodia, its depiction appears on the national flag.Angkor Wat, which means “temple city” is located just South of the Khmer capital Angkor...
Stretching around the central temple complex is an 800m-long series of bas-reliefs, and rising 55m above the ground is the central tower, which gives the whole ensemble its sublime unity. Angkor Wat is, figuratively, heaven on earth. It is the earthly representation of Mt Meru, the Mt ...
Its name, which translates to “temple city” in the Khmer language of the region, references the fact it was built by Emperor Suryavarman II, who ruled the region from 1113 to 1150, as the state temple and political center of his empire. Originally dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, ...