The global landmarks given to us by Asian civilization

By Zhou Bing | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2019-05-24 11:04
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The Angkor Wat in Cambodia pictured at sunset. [Photo/IC]

2. Angkor Wat, Cambodia

The Angkor Wat in Cambodia is one of the largest religious monuments in the world, built on a site measuring 162.6 hectares. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yaśodharapura (present-day Angkor), the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum.

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