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Essay On Angkor Wat

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Introduction L ocated 5km up north Siem Riep, in north west Cambodia, the Angkor Wat temple is part of the complex of sanctuaries built around Angkor area, the old capital of Khmer Empire. It is the biggest Hindu Temple in the world, and also the best preserved of the Angkor settlement. It is considered the major religious structure ever constructed, having an extension of 200 km², even though there are some rumors that say it covers 3000 km². It is undoubtedly a huge and massive construction which has become an icon for this amazing country, also making appearance on the national flag. Since its construction at the beginning of the 12th century until the change of headquarters to Bayon at the end of the same century, Angkor Wat was the politic and religious center of the Empire. The enclosure fulfills the functions of main temple and also had the royal …show more content…

When the millennium turned, Southeast Asia was becoming the centre of the commercial trading network that went from the Mediterranean to China. It was a period of 9 years when the calm didn’t appear until Suryavarman I seized firm control in 1010 A.D. In the following decades, he led the Khmer to many important military victories including the conquest of the Mon Empire to the West. He brought the full western portion of old Funan under Khmer control. Angkor Wat temple was the most important in Angkor, constructed by Suryavarman II at the beginning of the 12th century and converted in the icon of the Cambodian culture. The construction of Angkor Wat likely began in 1116 A.D. and finished in 1150. It went from the coronation to the death of the king who decided to do it, Suryavarman II. The dates are not 100 % confirmed; inscriptions, which are vague, architectural design and artistic style of the temple as well as the associated sculptures put them closer to reality

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