Angkor Wat was built by King Suryavarman II of the Khmer Empire. He dedicated the temple to the Hindu god Vishnu, and it may also have been intended as his funerary temple.
Angkor Wat was constructed during the reign of King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century.
The Khmer Empire was a powerful Southeast Asian state that began in 802 CE when Jayavarman II declared himself universal monarch.
According to legend, Phnom Penh is named after Lady Penh, who built a hilltop pagoda (Wat Phnom) around 1372.
Angkor Wat is one of the largest religious monuments in the world and the national symbol of Cambodia — it appears on the national flag.
The flag of Cambodia has three horizontal bands: blue, red and blue.
Popular destinations include the Angkor temples in Siem Reap, the capital Phnom Penh, the coastal city of Sihanoukville and the islands of Koh Rong, the rivers…
