Angkor Wat Maps
The
temples of Angkor, built by the Khmer civilization between
802 and 1220 AD, represent one of humankind's most
astonishing and enduring architectural achievements. From
Angkor the Khmer kings ruled over a vast domain that reached
from Vietnam to China to the Bay of Bengal. The structures
one sees at Angkor today, more than 100 stone temples in
all, are the surviving remains of a grand religious, social
and administrative metropolis whose other buildings -
palaces, public buildings, and houses - were built of wood
and are long since decayed and gone.

Angkor Thom (literally: "Great City") was
the last and most enduring capital city of the
Khmer empire. It was established in the late
twelfth century by king Jayavarman VII. It
covers an area of 9 km˛, within which are
located several monuments from earlier eras as
well as those established by Jayavarman and his
successors. At the centre of the city is
Jayavarman's state temple, the Bayon, with the
other major sites clustered around the Victory
Square immediately to the north.

Angkor Wat (or Angkor Vat) is a Hindu
temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia, built for the king
Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state
temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at
the site, it is the only one to have remained a
significant religious centre since its foundation —
first Hindu, dedicated to the god Vishnu, then Buddhist
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