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October 21, 2019

Building Angkor – Temple City – Extra History – #2

Filed under: Architecture, Asia, History, Religion — Tags: , , , , — Nicholas @ 04:00

Extra Credits
Published 19 Oct 2019

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Let’s take a little tour around Suryavarman II crowning achievement, the temple that took only 33 years to complete, while Europeans were taking centuries to build their cathedrals. With a two mile long wall, gates large enough to allow elephants to pass and steps so steep that the average person needed to climb them like a ladder, Angkor Wat’s every feature was made to be impressive. But what lies at the heart might be surprising…

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