By the late 16th century, when Portuguese missionaries came upon the lotus-shaped towers of Angkor Wat—the most elaborate of the city's temples and the world's largest religious monument—the ...

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Yet nothing has moved him in the same way as Angkor Wat (see above) in Cambodia, where "scale, artistry and location are all superlative." Angkor Wat is actually just one of more than a dozen ...

Among other superlatives, Angkor Wat is the world’s largest religious structure, rising 213 feet and covering 22 acres. Angkor was a metropolis of a million or so people, the capital of the ...

At 400 acres, Angkor Wat is considered the largest religious structure in the world. Despite its size, it feels surprisingly ...

This case study on Angkor represents some of the key threats and concerns World Heritage sites across the world may ... growing risks associated with tourism and development at Angkor Wat and Siem ...

As the Earth tilts and the sun aligns perfectly with the grandeur of Angkor Wat’s central tower ... of Cambodia’s rich cultural heritage and its continuing allure as a world-class tourist destination.