Angkor Wat Temple in Cambodia
Angkor is located in northwestern Cambodia on almost 65 km. It was the capital of the Khmer Empire from 800 to about 1200 and was abandoned in 1431 after the conquest of the Khmer kingdom. After decades of war its temples and monuments are again open to travelers and are form the major architectural landmarks in the world.
One of the best known and most popular temple is Angkor Wat complex, built in the early twelfth century by king Suryavarman II. According to the history more than 25,000 workers toil over thirty-seven years to complete it. After the fall of the empire complex remains unknown to the outside world until 1860, when the French botanist Henri Muo comes across it deep in the jungle.
Angkor Wat is built in the form of a central tower surrounded by four smaller towers. It is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu and is all decorated with exquisite statues, carvings and bas-reliefs depicting scenes from Hindu mythology.
Albeit a not so attractive the nearest fortified city of Angkor Thom boasts Bayonne last great temple built in Angkor. Bayonne is surrounded by 54 smaller towers that today, everything in this magnificent religious complex are entangled in the dense vegetation of the relentless Cambodian jungle.
Today repaired to its colonial splendor and glamor of the 30s of the twentieth century the Grand Hotel Angkor is the perfect base in the field of spa, equipped with the latest state of the art, and 56 acres of magnificent gardens.
