If you’ve read anything at all about Angkor Wat, you’ll probably know at least three things: Angkor is one of the most beautiful and suggestive place on the planet, the Angkor Wat Temples area is much bigger than the Angkor Temple alone, and last, nothing is homogeneous, being the temples built in different times, during a four centuries process.
The Angkor Complex is the soul of Khmer people (90% of Cambodian population). Angkor accurately represents Khmer art, great civilization, spiritual heart, national identity and political power.
The Angkor Complex consists of 200 monuments, which spread over an area of 400 square kilometers. Angkor Wat declared a World Heritage site is the largest famous ancient temple of Cambodia. The Khmer temples were built in early 12th century during the reign of King Suryavarman II (AD 1113-1150) is unrivaled in its beauty and state of preservation. It is an expression of Khmer art at its highest point of development.
The most popular temple in Angkor era are Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Bayon, Baphuon, Takoa, Taprohm, Pre Rup, Phimeanakas, Banteay Kdei, Mebon, Kravan, Preah Khan, Ta Som, Banteay Samre, Banteay Srei, Rolous Group, etc.
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