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Sacred Angkor : the carved reliefs of Angkor Wat / Vittorio Roveda ; photography by Jaro Poncar.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Bangkok : Published and distributed by River Books, [2002]Description: 290 p. : ill., map ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9748225836
  • 9789748225838
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 726 ROV 22
LOC classification:
  • NB1280 .R69 2002
Summary: The Khmer empire flourished for over 500 years. At its heart was Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, built during the reign of the Khmer king Suryavarman II, in the first half of the 12th century. The temple was dedicated to Vishnu, and its magnificent architecture mirrored in microcosm the entire Hindu universe.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-284) and index.

The Khmer empire flourished for over 500 years. At its heart was Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world, built during the reign of the Khmer king Suryavarman II, in the first half of the 12th century. The temple was dedicated to Vishnu, and its magnificent architecture mirrored in microcosm the entire Hindu universe.

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