Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat is the centerpiece of any visit to the temples of Angkor. It is visually, architecturally and artistically built in a massive three-tiered pyramid of sandstone temples, chapels, causeways, terraces and reservoirs making it the world’s largest temple complex. The temple itself is 1 kilometer-square and is surrounded by a moat and an exterior wall measuring 1300 meters x 1500 meters.

Angkor Wat was built by King Suryavarman II at the height of the Khmer Empire in the 12th Century dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu. Its walls are covered with thousands of bas-reliefs and carvings depicting the scenes of confrontations between the gods and demons of classical Hindu mythology. Nearly 2000 distinctively carved apsara adorn the walls throughout the temple and represent some of the finest examples of Angkorian era art.