Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat, Cambodia – 2018. Angkor Wat is the best preserved and best known of the Angkor monuments. It was constructed during the reign of Suryavarman II in the first half of the 12th century and was dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. It is a richly decorated and very large temple - the total temple area including the moat measures 1.5 kilometers long by 1.3 kilometers wide. It has many intricate and well preserved bas reliefs with depictions of scenes from the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata, as well as many relief carvings of female devatas, a Hindu celestial being or deity.
The west gopura (entrance) into Angkor Wat which resembles the front view of the temple
Statue of Vishnu
The inside view of the west gopura (entrance) into Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat
An old boat on the pond in front of Angkor Wat
Detail from one of the bas reliefs with depictions of scenes from the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. The carvings are on walls that are 2 meters high and 600…
Detail from one of the bas reliefs with depictions of scenes from the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. The carvings are on walls that are 2 meters high and 600…
The North library buildings within the Angkor Wat complex
Angkor Wat
A relief carving of female devatas or apsaras, a Hindu celestial being or deity
A relief carving of female devatas or apsaras, a Hindu celestial being or deity
The carvings above a door at Angkor Wat
The upper level of Angkor Wat
The upper level gallery of Angkor Wat
The upper level gallery of Angkor Wat
A statue of Buddha on a Naga throne
The central and highest tower of Angkor Wat
Bas reliefs on the upper level of Angkor Wat
A large standing Buddha and three seated Buddha in a dark corner of the upper level of Angkor Watt
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