It was first for the Hindu God Vishnu. Now, it’s a wonder that has amazed millions for centuries. Building Angkor Wat took about 30 years. When you enter, you walk through three galleries on ...

Angkor Wat was built by the Hindu king Suryavarman II, who dedicated it to Lord Vishnu, the supreme god of Hinduism. The original idol of the deity from the 12th century still stands intact inside ...

Each year, millions of visitors flock to Angkor Wat, an ancient temple in modern-day Cambodia. There, they marvel at the 900-year-old towers, a giant moat and the shallow relief sculptures of ...

King Suryavarman II began work on the temple, which was built to honour the Hindu god Vishnu, in the 12th century. The site was converted into a Buddhist temple several hundred years later.

The largest religious monument in the world, Angkor Wat is a symbol of Cambodia and represents classical Khmer architecture. It is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu but has also been used for ...

Dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu and built in the 12th century by King Suryavarman II, and later transformed into a Buddhist temple, Angkor Wat’s colossal western entrance is flanked by ...

Aerial photos of remnants of Angkor settlement. Occupation mounds and ponds (upper left). Canals and embankments (upper right). Roadway and canal (lower left). Village temple area (lower right) A ...

Tourists and others at the temple of Ta Prohm in Siem Reap, a popular resort town in Cambodia and a gateway to the Angkor region. (Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images) Perspective by Alison Kyra ...

During the 13th century, the southeast Asian city of Angkor —known for its famed Angkor Wat temple—was home to 700,000 to 900,000 people, new research suggests.