Unlike most Angkorian temples, Angkor Wat is oriented to the west scholars are divided as to the significance of this. At the centre of the temple stands a quincunx of towers. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology: within a moat more than 5 kilometres long and an outer wall 3.6 kilometres long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple-mountain and the later galleried temple.

WikipediaĪngkor Wat was built at the behest of the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yaśodharapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Because of its size, architecture, and sculptural treatment, it is considered one of the most remarkable cave temples in the world, and 'the climax of the rock-cut phase of Indian architecture. Built before writing was invented, the temple is about 60 by 20 meters (197 by 66 feet) in size.It was a 'two-story building made of wood and clay surrounded by a galleried courtyard,' the upper. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology: within a moat more than 5 kilometres long and an outer wall 3.6 kilometres long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. The Kailasa or Kailasanatha temple is the largest of the rock-cut Hindu temples at Ellora Caves in Maharashtra, India. 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.Īngkor Wat was built at the behest of the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yaśodharapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum. Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares.

Galleried temple