Angkor Wat, Cambodia; Ancient, beautiful and one of the largest temple complexes in the world!
Sunrise at AngorWat With the year coming to a close, and with next to no travels except in the beginning of the year, I look back fondly at 2019, which happened to be the year when I realised my dream of finally travelling to Cambodia and see the beautiful, and mesmerising ancient Angkor temples. I was awestruck with the architecture of the massive temples of Angkor which were built between the 9th to the 13th century. There were thousands of temples built during that time, and quite a few remain till this date but not all are in the best condition. I was dying to visit Angkor Wat, one of the largest and best temple complexes in Angkor. This temple complex is a Buddhist temple complex built in early 12th century; It was originally a Hindu temple complex dedicated to God Vishnu. Since the ruler during that time was Emperor Suryavarman II who was a Hindu. This UNESCO World Heritage site is one of the largest religious monuments in the world, and is spread across 400 acre...