The Angkor Wat was conceived and constructed under
Suryavarman II.
He was the founder of the Ankor Empire.
The whole Angkor period extented for more than VI centuries, from IX to XV
century.
Angkor Wat was planned as sepulcher and a monument to the divinity of the monarch.
In
Khmer
"Angkor" means "holy city" and "wat" means "temple."
Angkor Wat is a temple complex located near Siem Reap in northeast Cambodia, within an area
of 120 sq. miles. The ruins contain some of the most imposing monuments in the world, including
about a 1000 temples, some Hindu and Buddhist, the ancient city was home to 750,000 people.
Today, the temples are the heart and soul for the Cambodians, and no traveler won't want
to miss their beauty.
