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Angkor, Siem Reap · 13.4242°, 103.8561°
Raised between 889 and 910 by Yasovarman I as the state temple of Yasodharapura, the capital he founded after moving the court from Hariharalaya, this hilltop temple-mountain predates Angkor Wat by two centuries. A moat ringed the hill and avenues ran out from it in the cardinal directions; its seven levels were read as the seven heavens, its 108 towers as lunar cycles and the 33 towers visible from the centre as the gods of Mount Meru, which the whole structure represents. Monumental Buddha sculpture was added when the site later passed to Buddhist use, and the World Monuments Fund has worked on its conservation since 2004.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Khmer Empire
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