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What is Angkor Wat ? A Magnificent massive temple built by Jayavarman VII between 1181AD and 1220AD. It features 3940 feet of glorious bas-relief carvings with enormous sacred Buddha faces towering three stories high throughout the Temple. The temple-mountain contains around 200 enormous faces with mysterious expressions looking towards different directions like beings from other worlds. Bayon Temple continues as a true enigma. The first floors are a pantheons devoted to all the Khmer gods, during the period of transition between Hinduism and Buddhism. The superior floors are devoted to Buddha. This temple has many very long frescoes and more than 11,000 sculptured people. Angkor Wat is One of the Seven Wonders of the World. Truly a Historic Mysterious Jewel of ancient Asia. |
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