Angkor Wat Architecture
Angkor Wat is the largest ancient temple in southwest Cambodia that was constructed by King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as a religious center. It was made out of enormous amounts of sandstone, as much as Khafres pyramid in Egypt (over 5million tons) and It was made soon after King Suryavarman II came to the throne and was finished shortly after his death, no more than 40 years. Angkor Wat lies 5.5 km north of the modern town of Siem Riep, and a short distance south from the previous capital centered on Baphuon. It was a state temple and capital city for the community on that time, first as a Hindu establishment and eventually becoming a Buddhist temple. Angkor Wat has become a symbol of HYPERLINK http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia o Cambodia Cambodia, appearing on HYPERLINK http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flag_of_Cambodia o Flag of Cambodia its national flag, and it is the countrys prime attraction for visitors. From the distance, the architecture of Angkor Wat seems like a colossal mass of stones, but actually from close up, it is a temple with classical style of HYPERLINK http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khmer_architecture o Khmer architecture Khmer architecture that is designed to represent HYPERLINK http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Meru o Mount Meru Mount Meru, home of the HYPERLINK http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deva_28Hinduism29 o Deva (Hinduism) gods in HYPERLINK http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu_mythology o Hindu mythology Hindu mythology. The central structure of this temple symbolises the mountain, and the walls and moat symbolises the surrounding mountain ranges and ocean. The central structure of the temple stands a HYPERLINK http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quincunx o Quincunx quincunx of towers , while the HYPERLINK http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moat o Moat moat and an outer wall has 3.6 kilometres long surrounded it, with three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. This temple height from the ground to the top of the central