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Stone towers, mysterious carvings and jungle all around. Ten questions about a temple that has amazed visitors for almost 900 years.
Sunrise visitor 0–4 · Temple explorer 5–8 · Guardian of Angkor 9–9
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Angkor Wat stands near the town of Siem Reap in Cambodia. It was part of Angkor, the old capital of the Khmer Empire.
Photo: Hobe / Holger Behr, Wikimedia Commons, Public domain.
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The moat is about 190 metres wide and more than 5 kilometres around. Visitors cross it on a long stone causeway to reach the temple.
Photo: G Laird, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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After Ta Prohm was abandoned, trees took root between the loose stones and grew right over the walls. The temple even starred in the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.
Photo: This Photo was taken by Supanut Arunoprayote . Feel free to use any of my images, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0.
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King Suryavarman II had it built in the first half of the 1100s. That is around the time many great cathedrals were going up in Europe.
Photo: Michael Gunther, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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The flag has blue and red stripes with a white Angkor Wat in the middle. Cambodia is one of only a few countries with a building on its flag.
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The Bayon has 216 huge faces carved on its towers, smiling calmly in every direction. Many experts think they show King Jayavarman VII, who built the temple.
Photo: Diego Delso, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Apsaras are heavenly dancers from Hindu and Buddhist stories, often shown with tall crowns and jewellery. Cambodian dancers still perform the Apsara dance today. Garudas are half-bird creatures that also appear in Khmer art.
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The five towers stand for the five peaks of Mount Meru, the centre of the world in Hindu and Buddhist stories, and the moat stands for the ocean around it. Mount Kailash is a real mountain in Tibet, sacred to several religions.
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Unlike most temples at Angkor, which face the sunrise, Angkor Wat faces west. Experts still discuss why; one idea is that west was linked with its god.
Photo: Bjørn Christian Tørrissen, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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