Where is Angkor Wat?

Angkor Wat in Cambodia.

As a national treasure of Cambodia, Angkor Wat is the largest temple in the world and the earliest Khmer-style building in the world. It represents the best part of the Angkor monuments and the style of early Cambodian architecture. . In 1992, UNESCO listed the Angkor monuments as a World Cultural Heritage. Since then, Angkor Wat has become the top priority of Angkor's monuments and has become a bright tourist card of Cambodia.

The artistic masterpiece of Angkor Wat is not only reflected in the architecture of Angkor Wat itself, but also in its relief stone carvings. The reliefs at Angkor Wat are extremely exquisite and full of realism. They are the essence of the entire Angkor art. It is not difficult to find that among the inner walls and columns, stone walls, cornerstones, window lintels and railings of the Angkor Wat corridors, There are reliefs on them.

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Related details of Angkor Wat

It is understood that Angkor Wat in Cambodia is the same as the pyramids in Egypt, the Great Wall of China, and Borneo in Indonesia. The Buddha and Thousand Buddha Altar are also known as the four wonders of the East. The specific details of the architecture of Angkor Wat are as follows:

The platform base, corridors, steps and pagodas constitute the intricate architectural complex of Angkor Wat. Its layout is large-scale and well-proportioned, the overall design is simple and solemn, and the detailed decorations are magnificent. Exquisite.

The entire building is made of sand and stone. There is no mortar or other adhesives between the stones. They are held together by the regular shape of the surface of the stones and their own weight.

Because it was impossible for the masonry at that time to master the arching technology, Angkor Wat did not have a large hall, the doorways of the stone chambers were narrow and dark, and the artistic decoration was mainly concentrated on the exterior of the building.

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