{"id":986,"date":"2019-11-09T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samandmartha.com\/?p=986"},"modified":"2021-01-31T10:19:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T00:19:04","slug":"angkor-wat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.samandmartha.com\/angkor-wat\/","title":{"rendered":"Angkor Wat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Angkor region in northern Cambodia is an archeological, UNESCO World Heritage Site, covering more than 400 square kilometres. It contains the remnants of the different capitals of the Khmer Empire from the 9th to the 15th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the most famous and important capitals is Angkor Wat, a temple complex that was built in the early 12th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was originally built as a Hindu temple during the reign of Suryavarman II (1112 – 1152) and was dedicated to the god Vishnu. It became a Buddhist temple by the end of the 12th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is the world’s largest religious structure – and it’s pretty spectacular!<\/p>\n\n\n\n