Angkor Wat - the country's pearls temple tower

Located 317km from Phnom Penh north of Angkor Wat temple complex is the King Suryavarman II built in the mid- twelfth century , devoted to worship of the Hindu god Vishnu .

This is one of the most important monuments in Cambodia , is considered the apex of Khmer art and architecture .

In 1991, Angkor Wat is recognized by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage , comparable with the Great Wall of China , Taj Malhan in India , the Pyramids in Egypt .

Angkor 's population of more than 100 stone temples , monuments , reliefs and enormous corridor made ​​of large boulders , stacked with a very natural look . This is a splendid architectural achievements , it shows a very high degree of spatial geometry .

At that time , technical and architectural style was extremely limited , the use of rock properties such as the use of wood textures and semicircular dome is the technique that is not known , but overall effect of it was to make people surprised .

All the decorative elements such as stone Buddha statues , dancers , warriors and the lotus-shaped illustrate the Ramayana and Mahabharata are very lively , soft .

In particular , in 1700 she Apsara dancers Angkor is 1,700 completely different , with a good body image , the face and posture , not duplication dynamics .

In this architectural complex , Angkor Wat is the largest temple and greatest , because this temple is the crystallization of the mountain temple architecture - characterized by ancient Khmer , and reached its peak in terms of art is architecture and visual art as well as Khmer monumental scale in all the temples of Angkor .

The entire Angkor Wat architecture is made up entirely of huge green stone , encouraging regular size is 1x2m put together , carved motifs , reliefs under the old tales that area experts say production from the Indian epic Mahabharata and Raymana .

Design of Angkor Wat and pretty well balanced , located within a large wall to 83.610m2 . The temple covers an area of about 200ha , nearly 6km perimeter , stone wall 8m high , 1m thick , with five giant tower , 65m high main tower , 40m high four side towers . Each tower has a shape of lotus flower blossoming .

Road to Angkor Wat is the long stone bridge spanning the lake surrounding the temple . Outside the entrance to the first statue stone lions , two side balconies are carved Naga seven first solid object .

Angkor Wat moat surrounded create a 190m wide , 1.5cm square km . Around boasts many top level to be able to step into the water .

Angkor Wat is the only temple mountain in Cambodia at the main entrance to the west , towards sunset . The way this layout sensation majesty , greatness to come into the temple , the temple images by massive highlight on the bright light of the sun is in the sunset .

The main temple consists of 398 room with stone carvings on the ceiling , hallway , and railing , column shows the extraordinary power and virtuosity hands of the Khmer ancient bas-reliefs with the rich, spend more vivid and exquisite decorative , fully commensurate with the clean design and demure .

The stone reliefs depicting this epic scenes in India , many male and female spirits dance together . Through a corridor after another frieze , running to several hundred meters long , has shown the true characters in the history of Cambodia .

Imagery is everyone's favorite and often appears on reliefs , is the goddess of Cambodian Apsara .

The main temple was built in the form similar to the Great Pyramid , with five main towers symbolize Mount Meru of India .

According to legend , Mount Meru lies between the ocean and the ocean in the universe that is deep and wide moat class is built around Angkor Wat .

Angkor Wat is the main power a three- tier architecture , connected together through the corridors deep .

Floor 1 : Hell

Unique in this story are the sculptures on the walls of the lowest floor hallway . With a height of 2.5 m , stretches over 800 meters , can be seen here is the hand painting on stone sculpture largest , longest in the world , but the area described in the Brahmanical texts , feats king Suryavarman II .

The same picture of the war stir in milk sea lore , the monkey god and battle of Sita , the Aspara dance of fairies ...

At the corner of Angkor Wat and the temples cm each , no place is without sculpture. The contours meticulously sculpted in stone that one is mistaking them carved on a template available .

The temple is built on the principle of stones arranged in advance , then the architects began sculpting . The proof is in the first floor columns are still traces of the paintings unfinished sculpture .

Angkor lowest floor of the lake for bathing water has now dried up .

Level 2 : earth

This is a large courtyard surrounded by walls range , is the space inside the shrine of the god , story second tower area where the drainage system for the temple .

At the time of the god Visnu temple stone black teacher . At the second floor there are countless paintings describe the Apsara dancers dancing with bare breasts .

Level 3 : Heaven

With 65 meters high , this is the highest level , is considered the residence of the gods . The third floor consists of two intersecting corridors cross . At the interface of the two points is the central corridor of Angkor Wat .

Tower in the center of the temple of Angkor Wat is the highest tower , the tower is around four square hallway . At each corner is a tower corridor .

Central tower and four round towers form the famous skyline buildings of Angkor Wat . The stairs go up the central tower is divided into four sides , nearly 45 degrees steep , narrow and extremely difficult to climb .

In the large room of the temple , there is a very mysterious space . Tourists often stood against the wall clutching hands and gently patted his chest , immediately, as his voice was echoing drumming . There are also lots of fairies wall sculpture vividly .

Angkor Wat is a magnificent architectural achievement , reflecting a deeper level in all aspects , is built into the heyday of Angkor and is the most precious jewel of the country temple tower .

Each visit Angkor Wat , one expressed his feelings and wonders impressed by the great , mysterious .

Today, Angkor Wat is known as one of the wonders of the human race , man-made heritage by UNESCO .

The Cambodian government has carried out restoration , renovation and relic populations are places attract millions of visitors from all over the world every year