The Angkor Wat temple was erected in the 12th century by Khmer king Suryavarman II to replicate Hinduism’s holy Mount Meru.

Angkor Wat, the world's biggest religious complex, is sacred to two faiths

The Khmer Empire built the temples of Angkor amid the lush forests of Cambodia nearly 900 years ago, just as a religious shift from Hinduism to Buddhism was beginning.

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The Angkor Wat temple was erected in the 12th century by Khmer king Suryavarman II to replicate Hinduism’s holy Mount Meru.
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