In the meanders of the largest archaeological site in the world among enchanting bas-reliefs, temples as high as mountains and lush vegetation
Five kilometers from the city of Siem Reapin Cambogia, emerges from the dense forest the City temple (Angkor Wat , in the Khmer language), an archaeological site of inestimable value and uniqueness.
In the 12th century AD The re Suryavarman II he built the immense sacred complex in only 30 years. But he was known to the rest of the world only in 1860 thanks to the French explorer Henri Mouhot who described it thus in his travel diary: “… erect from some ancient Michelangelo… AND' grander of whatever they left us Greeks and Romanians, and contrasts sadly with the wild situation in which it pours now the nation“. The Frenchman got the historical location wrong, believing that it belonged to antiquity, not wrongly, given that harmony of the Temple of Angkor is comparable to the architecture of classicism, characterized by a perfection of proportions and a embracing chorality the numerous buildings. With its typical decorative elements: such as the enchanting apsaras (or devatas), female deities and seductive nymphs that could lead to madness or like i reliefs with the representations of scenes taken from the Mahabharata or the Ramayana (Hindu epics).
It seems that the most accredited theories on the function of this immense religious complex, the largest in the world, are two: the first is that it should be the mausoleo del re Suryavarman II, the second it had been built in honor of the god Vishnu one of three main divine aspects, Trine, converted in a second half to Theravada Buddhism.
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To visit the mammoth Temple of the city, it takes about 5 days. Angkor Wat can be a stop on the trip. Countries like Thailand and its splendid islands, Laos. , Vietnam are easily reachable with very low economic budgets, taking internal flights or by bus. For example, from Bangkok there are tourist buses which connect the Thai capital to Siem Reap, about 150 km from the Thai border, at a cost of a few hundred baht. And 1 euro is equivalent to approximately 45 Thai baht, with approximately 10 euros you can buy the ticket, for a journey that is not easy. It should be taken into account that there are entrance fees to pass customs and enter the country, and each nation has its own taxes.
Traveling safely: many areas of the country of the now deceased Pol Pot, dictator and leader of the Khmer Rouge guerrillas, are at risk, except the main population centers.
For example, it is easy to find road signs indicating the danger of mines
