Angkor was the capital of the Khmer empire, which dominated mainland South-East Asia for centuries. The kings built temples for their gods: Shiva, Vishnu – or to Buddha. The city was built around the temples. Only temples remain as the were made from stone or brick. Secular buildings, even palaces, were wooden structures and vanished long ago. The temple ruins reveal some of the history of Angkor. Angkor Wat, “the temple that is a city", is the world's largest religious monument constructed in the first half of the 12th century by Suryavarman II. It is a model of the universe in miniture with Mt Meru, the Hindu abode of the gods at the centre, surrounded by the continents (lower courtyards) and the oceans (the moat). The seven headed naga is a symbolic rainbow bridge for man to reach the abode of the gods. Angkor Wat was dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu, the preserver of the world. The most famous creations of Khmer art are the bas-reliefs of Angkor Wat. The bas- reliefs cover the exterior walls of the third enclosure are 600m in length and 2m high. They tell stories from the Hindu epics, Ramayana and Mahabharata as well as the Historic procession of King Suryavarman II, The Judgement of Yama, Heaven and Hell and the Hindu creation story The Churning of the Sea of Milk.
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