Angkor wat temple

Gallery of temple solstice and equinox alignments in Angkor, Cambodia. Photographs by Santha Faiia.

With so much good architecture around the world, we really want to inspire you at these difficult times, just imagine that you can find these amazing relics with a blink of an eye! But for now, CovetED has a mission and is to take this to you!

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Angkor Wat temple is the reason most visitors come to Cambodia, the largest religious monument in the world & one of the most important attractions in Asia.

Angkor Wat is an enormous Buddhist temple complex located in northern Cambodia. It was originally built in the first half of the 12th century as a Hindu

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Are you planning a visit to the largest religious monument in the world? Here's the best way to explore Angkor Wat in three days!

Crowds may swarm upon it daily from sunrise onwards, but exposure hasn’t dulled the impact of the largest religious monument in the world. Commissioned by King Suryavarman II in the 12th century as the centerpiece of the mighty Khmer empire, the structure is inspired by Hindu sacred design and is estimated to have taken around 30 years to build. The biggest surprise upon visiting might be learning that the vast complex of spires, moats, frescoes, cloisters, and balustrades was constructed in…