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1. Group 3 – PC1443

2. Objectives
1
What is Angkor Wat? Let's explore its
history and purpose.
2
Where is Angkor Wat? How was it built?
To discover some features in this temple.
3
Angkor Wat Today, how is it restored?
and the importance of it to the national
tourism.

3. Introduction
– Angkor Wat is the largest
religious monument in the world,
lies north of Cambodia. It is the
capital of the Khmer Empire
between the 9th and the 15th
centuries AD.

4. – Angkor Wat is the largest
religious monument in the world,
lies north of Cambodia. It is the
capital of the Khmer Empire
between the 9th and the 15th
centuries AD.
Introduction

5. – The temple is admired for the
grandeur and harmony of the
architecture, considered as
the top of the high classical
style of Khmer architecture.
Introduction

6. Introduction
– The temple is admired for the
grandeur and harmony of the
architecture, considered as the
top of the high classical style of
Khmer architecture.

7. – It has become a symbol of
Cambodia, appearing on the
flag of Cambodia.
Introduction

8. History
 According to legend, the construction
of Angkor Wat was ordered by Indra,
one of the supreme deities of
Hinduism.

9. History
King Suryavarman II depicted in a bas-relief at Angkor Wat
 The initial design and construction of
the temple took place in the first half
of the 12th century, during the reign
of Suryavarman II

10. It was built as the king's state
temple and capital city.
History

11. One of the first Western visitors to
the temple was António da
Madalena, a Portuguese friar who
visited in 1586.
History

12.  One of the first Western visitors to the
temple was António da Madalena, a
Portuguese friar who visited in 1586.
 The 20th century saw considerable
restoration of Angkor Wat. Gradually
teams of laborers and archeologists
pushed back the jungle and exposed the
expanses of stone.
History

13.  The 20th century saw considerable restoration
of Angkor Wat. Gradually teams of laborers
and archeologists pushed back the jungle and
exposed the expanses of stone.
 In 1992, UNESCO recognized the
Angkor Wat temple and the Angkor
region as a World Cultural Heritage.
History

14. Construction
1 Site and plan
Angkor Wat is the largest religious
monument in the world, on a site
measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000
m2; 402 acres).
The sandstone blocks from which
Angkor Wat was built were quarried
from the holy mountain of Phnom
Kulen.

15. 1 Site and plan
To create the moat around the
temple, 1.5 million cubic meters
(53 million cubic feet) of sand and
silt were moved.
Moat
Construction

16. 2 Outer enclosure
‣ The outer wall, 1,024m long,
802m wide and 4.5 m high.
‣ The entrance to the temple is a
bank on the east and a
sandstone embankment on the
west.
Construction

17. 2 Outer enclosure
‣ The outer wall, 1,024m long,
802m wide and 4.5 m high.
‣ The entrance to the temple is a
bank on the east and a
sandstone embankment on the
west.
Construction

18. 2 Outer enclosure
‣ The entrance to the temple is a
bank on the east and a
sandstone embankment on the
west.
‣ Each main direction includes a
gopura (entrance architecture).
Construction

19. 3 Central enclosure
‣ Angkor Wat is the classical
style of Khmer architecture.
Construction

20. 3 Central enclosure
‣ The temple stands on a terrace
raised higher than the city. It’s
made of three rectangular
galleries rising to a central
tower, each level higher than
the last.
‣ It’s a work of power, unity and
style.
Construction

21. 4 Decoration
Architecturally, the characteristic
elements of the style include:
• Oval towers resembling lotus buds.
• Small corridors for widening aisles.
• Rooms along the axes to connect
the yards.
• Cross-shaped stairs appear along
the main axes of the temple.
Construction

22. 4 Decoration
Construction
Architecturally, the characteristic
elements of the style include:
• Oval towers resembling lotus buds.
• Small corridors for widening aisles.
• Rooms along the axes to connect
the yards.
• Cross-shaped stairs appear along
the main axes of the temple.

23. 4 Decoration
Construction
Architecturally, the characteristic
elements of the style include:
• Oval towers resembling lotus buds.
• Small corridors for widening aisles.
• Rooms along the axes to connect
the yards.
• Cross-shaped stairs appear along
the main axes of the temple.

24. Culture
Angkor Wat Cambodia is a bas-relief with the oldest history of the world.

25. Culture

26. Angkor Wat Today
In 1992, after King Norodom
Sihanouk's call for help, Angkor Wat
was listed as a UNESCO World
Heritage List. Several countries, such
as France, Japan and China, have
been involved in Angkor Wat
conservation projects.
1 Restoration and conservation

27. Angkor Wat Today
1 Restoration and conservation
In 1992, after King Norodom
Sihanouk's call for help, Angkor Wat
was listed as a UNESCO World
Heritage List. Several countries, such
as France, Japan and China, have
been involved in Angkor Wat
conservation projects.

28. 1 Restoration and conservation
The company's survey found
that about 20 percent of the
textures are in poor condition,
mainly due to the natural
erosion and degradation of the
rocks.
Angkor Wat Today

29. Since the 1990s, Angkor Wat
has become a major tourist
destination in Cambodia.
2 Tourism
Angkor Wat Today

30. Angkor Wat Today
2 Tourism

31. 2 Tourism
Angkor Wat Today

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