We left at 5:00am two days in a row to view Angkor Wat. According to our trusty Let's Go, it was constructed during the reign of Suryavarman II, 1113-1150. The temple faces west, the direction associated with death in Hindu cosmology, leading scholars to believe that it was constructed as a funerary temple. The Let's Go says that, "With their unrivaled beauty and majesty, the temples of Angkor deserve their reputation as one of the great man-made wonders of the world." We couldn't agree more. Here, hundreds of early dawn visitors stream past on their way inside the walls to see the sun rise over Angkor.

We left at 5:00am two days in a row to view Angkor Wat. According to our trusty Let's Go, it was constructed during the reign of Suryavarman II, 1113-1150. The temple faces west, the direction associated with death in Hindu cosmology, leading scholars to believe that it was constructed as a funerary temple. The Let's Go says that, "With their unrivaled beauty and majesty, the temples of Angkor deserve their reputation as one of the great man-made wonders of the world." We couldn't agree more. Here, hundreds of early dawn visitors stream past on their way inside the walls to see the sun rise over Angkor.
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