World biggest religious building complex in cambodia.. Angkor wat.

This is my contribution for this wednesday Structures in celestial challenge about Angkor wat in Cambodia.

Angkor, in Cambodia’s Northern Province of Siem Reap, is one of the most important archaeological sites of Southeast Asia and listed in world heritage sites by UNESCO. Stretching over some 400 Sq. Km, including forested area, Angkor Archaeological Park contains the magnificent remains of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century. They include the famous Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom, the Bayon Temple with its countless sculptural decorations. For several centuries Angkor, was the centre of the Khmer Kingdom. With impressive monuments, several different ancient urban plans and large water reservoirs, the site is a unique concentration of features testifying to an exceptional civilization.

Decline of Angkor & the Emergence of a Theravada Kingdom. After the 13th century Theravada Buddhism became the state religion of Cambodia. King Jayavarman VII had sent his son Tamalinda to Sri Lanka to be ordained as a Buddhist monk and study Theravada Buddhism according to the Pali scriptural traditions..

And i would like to thank my friend Thero Gnanaseeha for these photoes on a trip to Cambodia.