My Version of World Wonders
Angkor ranked as the most extensive pre-industrial urban complex the world had ever seen, sprawling across more than 300 square miles and with as many as 750,000 inhabitants. Greater Angkor included more than a thousand temples and shrines.
Angkor’s interior temple complex, known as the Angkor Wat, is considered as the world’s largest religious structure, with temples still being discovered. It is a massive three-tiered structure crowned by 5 towers that resemble a lotus. It is the highlight of one's visit to Angkor - simply breathtaking and awesome: visually, architecturally, artistically, historically .....
Built between A.D. 1113 and 1150, Angkor Wat is surrounded by a 200 meters moat with a deep of 4 meters, and an exterior perimeter wall measuring more than 5 kms. It was originally built as a Hindu temple dedicated to the God Vishnu, but later converted into a Buddhist temple.
The world is full of wonders..... My search in the internet revealed that there are several lists of such wonders: Wonders of the Ancient World, New Wonders of the World, Natural Wonders, Wonders of Nature, etc. I was so confused that I decided to have my own list of world wonders. There are eight (8) places in my list. I'll be posting them individually in no particular order.
(2/8) Angkor, Cambodia
Angkor ranked as the most extensive pre-industrial urban complex the world had ever seen, sprawling across more than 300 square miles and with as many as 750,000 inhabitants. Greater Angkor included more than a thousand temples and shrines.Angkor’s interior temple complex, known as the Angkor Wat, is considered as the world’s largest religious structure, with temples still being discovered. It is a massive three-tiered structure crowned by 5 towers that resemble a lotus. It is the highlight of one's visit to Angkor - simply breathtaking and awesome: visually, architecturally, artistically, historically .....
Built between A.D. 1113 and 1150, Angkor Wat is surrounded by a 200 meters moat with a deep of 4 meters, and an exterior perimeter wall measuring more than 5 kms. It was originally built as a Hindu temple dedicated to the God Vishnu, but later converted into a Buddhist temple.
Angkor Wat means "temple city".
Note: This is the second place in 'My Version of World Wonders'! Can you guess my next destination/s?