Angkor Wat is
the most beautiful and famous temple in Cambodia. Everyone always wants to go
to Angkor Wat. Angkor Wat is a vast temple complex near Siem Reap, about 321.8 kilometers
from the capital of Phnom Penh in Cambodia. Built in the 12th
century by the king of the prosperous Khmer Empire, Angkor Wat was built as a
royal temple dedicated to a Hindu
deity. Angkor Wat is the best preserved example of Khmer architecture in
Cambodia and is so grand in design that some rank it among the Seven Wonders of
the World. It appears on the Cambodian national flag instance of a flag
incorporating an image of a building. Angkor first attracted the interest of
Europeans in the 1800s after Cambodia was colonized by French. Today, Angkor
Wat continues to draw thousands of visitors anxious to see this remarkable
ancient temple in jungle. In addition to many tourists, Buddhist monks are
daily visitors to Angkor Wat, their bright orange robes making a vivid contrast
with the grey stone of the temple.
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