The Vishnu temple of Angkor Vat itself is 4 times the size of Vatican City !!
The Vishnu temple of Angkor Vat itself is 4 times the size of Vatican City !! Agar ye bhi India mai hota toh sab sanskriti ko dafn kr k idher bhi masjid khadi kar di gyi hotiЁЯЩП Angkor Wat (in Khmer language temple of the capital) is a Khmer temple, located in the archaeological site of Angkor, Cambodia, near the city of Siem Reap. 'Angkor' is the dialectal form of the word 'nokor' which derives from the Sanskrit 'nagara' (capital), while 'wat' is the Khmer term for temple. Angkor Wat temple The temple was built by King Suryavarman II (1113-1150). The king ordered the gigantic construction to start from 4 sides at the same time, so that it was completed in less than 40 years. The most likely hypothesis is that it is a mausoleum, a place where the king could have been venerated after his death. In fact, the main entrance is located to the west, as in the funerary temples, and not to the east, as is customary for Hindu temples. The temple is ...