In the world, there are many ancient buildings and temples. Some of those were destroyed by natural disaster or war while the other remain until now and was preserved for human in next generation. Those are recognized as world’s masterpiece by people around the world of its design, style and its long-lasting age.
Angkor Wat is one of the wonders in the world. It was built during the reign of King Suryavarman II at the beginning of 12th century. Angkor Wat is the heaven on earth that the king built for his citizenary. And it was dedicate to god Vishnu in Hinduism and later on to Buddhism. Angkor Wat is the largest religious monument in the world. Fabulous phenomena are always happen at Angkor Wat. A regular phenomena that happen twice a year is Equinox, it happen on 22nd March and 22nd September. On Equinox day, the sun rise right over the middle tower of Angkor Wat Temple. Sometime in rainy season, before or after raining rainbow also bow right over the temple. Furthermore, Angkor Wat change its appearance look by color of the sky especially after sunrise and before sunset.
Photo Credit to: Sanith Prohm
Adding to the above phenomenon, Angkor Wat is denote for its intricate ornamentation and striking beauty. It was carved and ornate every corner outside and inside the temple. Bas-reliefs tell many stories from Mahabharata, Ramayana, Human deed judgments and much more. And other temple like Bayon, Ta Phrom, Banteay Srei, Prehvihear…etc are gorgeous. Totally, there are over two thousand temples in whole Cambodia which classified in 13 different styles.
Beside the wonder of stone temples, there are some more natural wonder around Cambodia such as cool waterfalls, lush plant slopes, wide range rainforest, beautiful lakes, and clean white beach. These wonder sites are good for all types of tourism especially, Eco-Tourism, Wilderness Tourism, Adventure Tourism, Active Tourism, Recreation Tourism, and Culture Tourism.
Adding to the above phenomenon, Angkor Wat is denote for its intricate ornamentation and striking beauty. It was carved and ornate every corner outside and inside the temple. Bas-reliefs tell many stories from Mahabharata, Ramayana, Human deed judgments and much more. And other temple like Bayon, Ta Phrom, Banteay Srei, Prehvihear…etc are gorgeous. Totally, there are over two thousand temples in whole Cambodia which classified in 13 different styles.
Beside the wonder of stone temples, there are some more natural wonder around Cambodia such as cool waterfalls, lush plant slopes, wide range rainforest, beautiful lakes, and clean white beach. These wonder sites are good for all types of tourism especially, Eco-Tourism, Wilderness Tourism, Adventure Tourism, Active Tourism, Recreation Tourism, and Culture Tourism.
Depend on these wonder
phenomena and sites the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia decided to promote
tourism in Cambodia with the slogan “Cambodia Kingdom of Wonder”.
