Temples of Angkor
| អង្គរ | |
Map of Angkor
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| Alternate name | Yasodharapura |
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| Region | Southeast Asia |
| History | |
| Builder | Yasovarman I |
| Founded | late 9th century AD |
| Abandoned | 1431 AD |
| Periods | Middle ages |
| Site notes | |
| Condition | restored and ruined |
| Management | APSARA Authority |
| Public access | Ticket required for foreigners |
| Architecture | |
| Architectural styles | Bakheng, Pre Rup, Banteay Srei, Khleang, Baphuon, Angkor Wat, Bayon and post Bayon |
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| UNESCO World Heritage Site | |
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| Location |
Siem Reap Province, Angkor Thom District, Cambodia 
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| Coordinates | 13°26′00″N 103°50′00″E / 13.433333333333°N 103.83333333333°E |
| Includes | Angkor, world heritage site Ak Yum Angkor Thom Angkor Wat Baksei Chamkrong Banteay Kdei Banteay Samré Banteay Srei Baphuon Bayon Chau Say Tevoda East Baray East Mebon Kbal Spean Khleangs Krol Ko Lolei Neak Pean Phimeanakas Phnom Bakheng Phnom Krom Prasat Bei Prasat Kravan Pre Rup Preah Khan Preah Ko Preah Palilay Preah Pithu Spean Thma Srah Srang Ta Keo Ta Nei Ta Prohm Ta Som Terrace of the Elephants Terrace of the Leper King Thommanon West Baray West Mebon
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| Criteria | Cultural: (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
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| Reference | 668 |
| Inscription | 1992 (16th Session) |
| Endangered | 1992–2004 |
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Angkor (Khmer: អង្គរ, "Capital City") was the capital city of the Khmer Empire, which also recognized as Yasodharapura (Khmer: យសោធរបុរៈ ;Sanskrit: यशोधरपुर) and flourished from approximately the 9th to 15th centuries. Angkor was a megacity supporting at least 0.1% of the global population during 1010-1220. The city houses the magnificent Angkor Wat, one of Cambodia's popular tourist attractions.
The word Angkor is derived from the Sanskrit nagara (नगर), meaning "city". The Angkorian period began in AD 802, when the Khmer Hindu monarch Jayavarman II declared himself a "universal monarch" and "god-king", and lasted until the late 14th century, first falling under Ayutthayan suzerainty in 1351. A Khmer rebellion against Siamese authority resulted in the 1431 sacking of Angkor by Ayutthaya, causing its population to migrate south to Longvek.
The ruins of Angkor are located amid forests and farmland north of the Great Lake (Tonlé Sap) and south of the Kulen Hills, near modern-day Siem Reap city (13°24′N, 103°51′E), in Siem Reap Province. The temples of the Angkor area number over one thousand, ranging in scale from nondescript piles of brick rubble scattered through rice fields to the Angkor Wat, said to be the world's largest single religious monument. Many of the temples at Angkor have been restored, and together, they comprise the most significant site of Khmer architecture. Visitors approach two million annually, and the entire expanse, including Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom is collectively protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The popularity of the site among tourists presents multiple challenges to the preservation of the ruins.
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