Angkor Wat (/ˌæŋkɔːr ˈwɒt/; Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត, "City/Capital of Temples") is a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia. Located on a site measuring 162...
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15th centuries. The city houses the Angkor Wat, one of Cambodia's most popular tourist attractions. The name Angkor is derived from nokor (នគរ), a Khmer...
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Cambodia. It is 18 km (11 mi) northeast of Damdek, 40 km (25 mi) east of Angkor Wat and 50 km (31 mi) east of Siem Reap. It is the largest airport in Cambodia...
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Khmer Empire (redirect from Angkor Empire)
during the empire's zenith. The majestic monuments of Angkor, such as Angkor Wat and the Bayon, bear testimony to the Khmer Empire's immense power and...
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The Poem of Angkor Wat (ល្បើកអង្គរវត្ត Lpoek Angkor Vat or Lbaeuk Ângkôr Vôtt), is a Khmer poem which dates from the beginning of the 17th century. It...
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000–150,000 people. The Poem of Angkor Wat composed in Khmer verse in 1622 describes the beauty of Angkor Thom. Angkor Thom is in the Bayon style. This...
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The Angkor Wat equinox is a solar phenomenon considered as a hierophany that happens twice a year with spring and autumn equinox, as part of the many astronomical...
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Air Cambodia (redirect from Cambodia Angkor Air)
serving tourist routes within Asia, most notably catering for visitors of Angkor Wat in Siem Reap. It commenced operations on 28 July 2009. The airline was...
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be appreciated in its full magnificence. Classical or Angkor Wat Style (1080–1175): Angkor Wat, the temple and perhaps the mausoleum of King Suryavarman...
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Siem Reap (section Angkor Wat)
date the decline of Angkor to more than a century before this, when a military expedition from Ayutthaya captured and sacked Angkor Wat, which began a long...
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Wat Phra Kaew (Thai: วัดพระแก้ว, RTGS: Wat Phra Kaeo, pronounced [wát pʰráʔ kɛ̂ːw] ), commonly known in English as the Temple of the Emerald Buddha and...
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Angkor Wat is an American thrash metal/crossover band from Corpus Christi, Texas. Named after the Hindu-then-Buddhist temple complex, they were forerunners...
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A wat (Khmer: វត្ត, vôtt [ʋɔət]; Lao: ວັດ, vat [wāt]; Thai: วัด, RTGS: wat [wát]; Tai Lü: 「ᩅᨯ᩠ᨰ」(waD+Dha); Northern Thai: 「ᩅ᩠ᨯ᩶」 (w+Da2), [wa̋t]) is a...
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Bayon (redirect from Angkor Bayon)
style" of Khmer architecture, as contrasted with the classical style of Angkor Wat (Khmer: ប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្ត). The original name for the Bayon is Jayagiri...
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Viraat Ramayan Mandir (redirect from Virat Angkor Wat Ram Mandir)
rupees and is planned to be 123 metres (405 ft) high, double height of Angkor Wat Hindu Temple in Cambodia, and to have a hall that seats 20,000 people...
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Ukondayu Kazufusa (category Angkor Wat)
a journey to Cambodia, and in January 1632 visited the temple of Angkor Wat at Angkor. He was the second son of Morimoto Kazuhisa, a senior vassal of Kato...
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The post-Angkor period of Cambodia (Khmer: ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាក្រោយសម័យអង្គរ), also called the Middle period, refers to the historical era from the early 15th...
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Live at Angkor Wat is a semi-acoustic live album by the alternative rock band Placebo, released on 12 December 2011. It was recorded at Angkor Wat in Cambodia...
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infrastructural projects throughout the region, the most famous of which is Angkor Wat. In the 15th century, it began a decline in power until, in 1863, Cambodia...
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The Angkor Wat Marathons are the annual marathons held in Angkor, Cambodia. There are two marathons from Angkor recognised by the Association of International...
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prince retook Angkor in 1358 Results Khmer defensive victory.[citation needed] The Suphannaphum dynasty of Ayutthaya besieged Angkor Wat once more in 1370...
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manner of temple guardians or custodians are called devatas. Angkor Wat, the largest Angkor temple (built in 1113–1150 AD), features both Apsaras and Devata...
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a different representation of Angkor in Bangkok, and had a scale model of Angkor Wat built in the royal temple of Wat Phra Kaew in the Grand Palace instead...
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flags. It had a yellow five-towered Angkor Wat silhouette in the center like the first. In some versions the Angkor Wat of the State of Cambodia flag displayed...
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Suryavarman II (category Angkor Wat)
until his death in 1150. He is most famously known as the builder of Angkor Wat, the largest Hindu temple in the world, which he dedicated to Vishnu....
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2003 Phnom Penh riots (redirect from Thailand and Angkor)
falsely alleged that Thai actress Suvanant Kongying claimed that the Angkor Wat belonged to Thailand. Other Cambodian print and radio media picked up...
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Siem Reap International Airport (redirect from Angkor Airport)
inaugurated in 2006. Due to increased traffic and pollution damage caused to Angkor Wat, in 2010, plans for replacing the airport with a larger airport further...
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newspaper incorrectly reported that Thai actress Suvanant Kongying had stated Angkor Wat properly belonged to Thailand. On 29 January, the Thai embassy was burned...
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dance drama, painting and art. Another epic, The Poem of Angkor Wat (ល្បើកអង្គរវត្ត Lbaeuk Ângkôr Vôtt), which dates from the beginning of the 17th century...
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the Mahayana Buddhist kings and the neighboring Mon-Theravada kingdoms. Angkor Wat, the largest Hindu temple in Siem Reap, was converted into a Mahayana...
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