A temple complex in present-day Cambodia, built in the early twelfth century under King Suryavarman II as a state temple originally dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu and later transformed into a Buddhist site. It is the largest religious monument in the world by land area and the foremost surviving example of Khmer architecture.
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Angkor Wat (; Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត, 'City/Capital of Temples') is a Theravada Buddhist temple complex, originally built as a Vaishnava Hindu temple, in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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Angkor Wat (; Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត, 'City/Capital of Temples') is a Theravada Buddhist temple complex, originally built as a Vaishnava Hindu temple, in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
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