Facts your must know about Angkor Temples

Cambodia’s famous Heritage by UNESCO – the spectacular Angkor Wat. You will not forget to wander and discover numerous monuments carved of a glorious civilization for a while.

Have you heard of religions sharing shrines? Never? Well, it happened once in Cambodia. Angkor Wat was first a Hindu religion temple and then later it was turned into a Buddhist temple. 

It is located in Cambodia and was first built by Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura, the capital of the Khmer Empire. 

It is the world's largest religious monument and one of the most visited religious sites in the world. Below are a few interesting facts that you need to know about Angkor Wat. 

• Built at the beginning of the 12th century (between 1113 and 1150), Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world.

• Angkor Wat was driven in an erratic manner towards the west, the direction is considered as the direction of the culture of death in Hindu (Hinduism). What archaeologists and scholars disagree as to why the ancient builders to choose the direction opposite to the “standard” time.

• The reliefs at Angkor Wat are read in the opposite direction clockwise, another sign that this temple has a relevance to funeral rites.

• Henri Mouhot, French explorers, has helped bring power to the famous Angkor Wat in the West, by announcing the trip up to visit Angkor Wat in between his 19th century.

• Angkor temple ruins stretching over 248 square miles (400 km2)

• By the late 13th century, Angkor Wat is converted from Hinduism (Hinduism) to Buddhism. Today, the temple is still Buddhists use.

• Angkor Wat sunset 200: The number of tourists to the site in the first three months of 1901, after the EFEO began clearing the site.

                         

• Naga Bridge 1 million: The reported population of Angkor City at its peak, by far the largest city in the world prior to the industrial revolution.