Apsaras sunlit through window at Angkor Wat
Carvings of apsaras Ñ celestial dancers who entertain the gods Ñlit by the sun shining through the stone balustered windows of the West entrance gopura of Angkor Wat Cambodia The world s largest religious monument and an architectural masterpiece it is the apogee of classical Khmer style Built between 1113 and 1150 by King Suryavarman II it was both city and temple the capital of the Empire and the State Temple dedicated to the god Vishnu Surrounded by a broad moat it covers 200 hectares 1 5 km by 1 3 km and is a microcosm of the Hindu universe
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