Angkor Wat - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Angkor Wat - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Angkor Wat (; , "City/Capital of Temples") is a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia, located on a site measuring . It resides within the ancient Khmer capital city of Angkor. The Guinness World Records considers it as the largest religious structure in the world. Originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire by King Suryavarman II during the 12th century, it was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the century; as such, it is also described as a "Hindu-Buddhist" temple. Read more on Wikipedia
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