Angkor wat Temple
Angkor Wat

unesco logoThe Angkor Archaeological Park (401 sq km) has been selected as World's Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1992 . Angkor Wat has also just been voted in the top few wonders of the world by international travellers.

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Why has Angkor wat been selected as the world heritage ?

According to this explanation !
The temple of Angkor wat , the great historical legacy of the Khmer civilization ; stand majestically in the situation in the northwest part of Cambodia , at the heart of the Khmer empire for over 500 years from the 9th to 15th century , the monument constructed during that time belong to the classic period of the Khmer Art and are unrivalled in the architectural greatness , The temple startle with their splendor and perfection but beyond the emotion they evoke lie the complex microcosm of the universe steeped in the cosmology ! Khmer art of the period includes the finely model sculpture of the startling beauty Sensuous yet never erotic , male and the female forms standing in grandeur and dignity offering the universal appeal to the past and present .
 Angkor means ( Capital or city which is the temple ) an ancient capital in Cambodia that was the main  centre of the Khmer empire from AD 802 to 1432 . it was the priceless national cultural heritage patrimony monument , Angkor wat the largest monument of the Angkor group and best preserved is an architectural masterpiece , It perfection in the composition ; balance; proportion ; relief and sculpture make it one of the 7 finest monument in the world , Angkor wat is the miniature replica of the universe in stone and represents an earthly model of the cosmic world ,the centre tower rises from the centre of the monument symbolizing of the mythical mountain Meru ; situated at the centre of the universe .
Its 5 towers correspond to the peak of the Meru . The outer wall corresponds to the mountain at the edge of the world and the surrounding moat the ocean beyond .
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