Angkor Wat - the pearl of ancient Asia

Temple complex Angkor Wat "Small Circle" includes the following attractions: temples Angkor Wat, Bayon, Ta Prohm, Phnom Bakeng, Baphuon, Ta Keo, Terrace of the Leper King, elephant terrace.

The most beautiful monument of the whole complex of Angkor is the most famous and well-preserved temple of Angkor Wat, built over thirty years during the reign of Suryavarman II. The temple is considered the largest sacred building in the world and is a typical combination of elegance and harmony for Asian architecture. After the death of the king, the temple took him into its walls and became a tomb-mausoleum. At a distance of two kilometers, the fortress of Angkor Thom deserves special attention the central temple of Bayon and its fifty-four huge towers, each of which is decorated with four Buddha guises. According to one version, a portrait of the king himself was presented in the image of Buddha. This temple was the last large religious building built in Angkor. Ta Prohm is a temple in Angkor, built by Jayavarman VII in honor of his mother, whom he identified with Prajnaparamita (the mother of all deities and the goddess of “perfect Wisdom”).