The great Angkor Wat (”City Temple”) is a vast temple complex featuring the magnificent remains of several capitals of the Khmer Empire, from the 9th to the 15th century AD. These include the wonderful famous Angkor Wat temple, the best largest temple in the world. The luxury Angkor temple stands on a raised terrace above the rest of the city. It is made of 3 rectangular galleries rising to a central tower, most each level higher than the last.
The outer temple gallery of the Angkor Wat temple measures 187 x 215 meters (614 x 705 feet). After this, the next 2 galleries are connected to each other. On the second level, it measures 100 x 115 meters (328 x 377 feet). The inner gallery is a 60 x 60 meter (197 x 197 feet) square area. The temple tower above the central shrine rises 65 meters (213 feet) above the ground floor.
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