Angkor Wat, which you have probably never visited before and whose name you do not even know, but which we have seen many times without realizing it, stands out with its magnificent appearance as the largest temple in the world today.
on the world its cultural significance and the value it adds to humanity There are many unique works that have survived to the present day. Although seven of these artifacts are known as the “Seven Wonders of the World”, many more unique artifacts are taken under protection by UNESCO and passed on to future generations.
Today, we are together with you, where we come across different productions that are under protection by UNESCO, and which we do not realize despite seeing many times. Angkor WatWe’ll talk about.
Angkor Wat, which took 30 years to build and is the largest temple in the world, is known as a structure that served two different beliefs, just like Hagia Sophia.
Until the Industrial Revolution with an area of 162 hectares largest city in the world Angkor Vat (Wat), which was known as the capital of the Khmer Empire in the past under the name Yaśodharapura and which we can translate into Turkish as the Temple City, is today a center of very high cultural value for Cambodia and the world.
Angkor Ancient City The construction process of the temples, the construction of which began in 1115, took 30 years, easy to say. Completed in 1145, the temples were designed as Hindu temples in accordance with the belief system of that day. Later they were reorganized as Buddhist temples.
Even more stones than the Egyptian Pyramids were used to build this huge temple.
King II. Built by Suryavarman and covering an area of 400 square kilometers, the total Consisting of 39 separate temples As you can imagine, very serious material was used for Angkor Wat.
If you want to know the amount of stone used in 39 temples, you can visualize this number by making a very simple comparison. The pyramids in Egypt are structures that we all know and dazzle the whole world, right? Even the number of stones in the Egyptian Pyramids is less than the number of stones in Angkor Wat. In the process of building Angkor Wat each weighs an average of 1.5 tons 10 million stones used.
Angkor Wat, a unique artifact for the world, has been under protection by UNESCO for 30 years to be passed on to future generations.
- For those who haven’t seen it before, the flag of Cambodia
Angkor Wat, which has an extraordinary importance for Cambodia and even has a silhouette on the Cambodian flag, was recognized by UNESCO in 1992. World Cultural Heritage added to the list and protected.
Although the world got to know Angkor Wat in 1858 with the book “Journey to the Kingdoms of Siam, Cambodia and Laos” written by the French naturalist Henri Mouhot, Angkor Wat gained its real fame. Lara Croft with Angelina Jolie: Tom Raider had caught it.
Unknowingly, we all visited Angkor Wat and had fun there; too many times!
Released in 2001 and starring Angelina Jolie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider When some scenes of the movie were shot in Angkor Wat, there was an influx of tourists. Cambodia, whose tourism revived thanks to the influx of tourists, invited Jolie for Cambodian citizenship and also gave her the title of cultural ambassador.
Ta Prohm Temple, where the movie scenes were shot, is now used by many people today. Tomb Raider Shrine is referred to as. In addition, some scenes of Temple Run, which almost everyone has played at least once, belong to Angkor Wat. Likewise, scenes from Angkor appear in some series of the Tomb Raider game.
Here is a scene from parts of the movie set in Angkor Wat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rb7ezWhWK1s
what about you About Angkor Wat what do you think? Have you ever been to Angkor Wat while watching Lara Croft: Tomb Raider or playing Temple Run?
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