Angkor - Wikipedia
WEBAngkor (Khmer: អង្គរ [ʔɑŋkɔː], lit. 'Capital city'), also known as Yasodharapura (Khmer: យសោធរបុរៈ; Sanskrit: यशोधरपुर), was the capital city of the Khmer Empire. The city and empire flourished from approximately the 9th to the 15th centuries.
Angkor | History, Location, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 29, 2024 · Angkor, archaeological site in what is now northwestern Cambodia, lying 4 miles (6 km) north of the modern town of Siĕmréab. It was the capital of the Khmer (Cambodian) empire from the 9th to the 15th century, a period that is considered the classical era of Cambodian history.
Angkor Wat - Wikipedia
WEBArchitecture. Angkor Wat is a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex. Located on a site measuring 162.6 ha (1,626,000 m 2; 402 acres) within the ancient Khmer capital city of Angkor, it is considered as the largest religious structure in the …
Angkor - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
WEBAngkor, in Cambodia’s northern province of Siem Reap, is one of the most important archaeological sites of Southeast Asia. It extends over approximately 400 square kilometres and consists of scores of temples, hydraulic structures (basins, dykes, reservoirs, canals) as well as communication routes. For several centuries Angkor, was the centre ...
A Guide to Angkor Wat, Cambodia - National Geographic
WEBSep 26, 2018 · Deep in the forests of Cambodia’s Siem Reap province, the elegant spires of an ancient stone city soar skyward above the sprawling complex of Angkor Archaeological Park.
Angkor Wat - HISTORY
WEBFeb 28, 2018 · Angkor Wat is an enormous Buddhist temple complex located in northern Cambodia. It was originally built in the first half of the 12th century as a Hindu temple. Spread across more than 400 acres,...
Angkor Wat | Description, Location, History, Restoration
WEBMay 23, 2024 · Angkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, near Siem Reap, Cambodia, that was built in the 12th century by King Suryavarman II (reigned 1113–c. 1150). It is the world’s largest religious structure, covering some 400 acres (160 hectares), and marks the high point of Khmer architecture.
Angkor Wat - World History Encyclopedia
WEBFeb 13, 2020 · Angkor Wat is a temple complex in the province of Siem Reap, Cambodia originally dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu in the 12th century CE. It is among the largest religious buildings ever created, second only to the Temple of Karnak at Thebes, Egypt and, some claim, even larger.
Angkor Wat (article) | Cambodia | Khan Academy
WEBAngkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the world. Angkor Wat, translated from Khmer (the official language of Cambodia), literally means “City Temple.” As far as names go this is as generic as it gets.
History and architecture of Angkor | Britannica
WEBAngkor, Archaeological site, northwestern Cambodia. Located 4 mi (6 km) north of the modern town of Siĕmréab (Siem Reap), it was the capital of the Khmer (Cambodian) empire from the 9th to the 15th century.
Skip to content
