The History of Angkor Wat by Cindy Hoang https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt Discussion 15 & 16 - Presentation and Peer Responses Family History essay #2 en-us 2019-08-06 00:21:30 UTC 2023-02-10 02:54:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f1f0-1f1ed.png sammiehoang https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373344422 The name Angkor Wat translates to Temple City in the Khmer language, Angkor meaning capital city and wat meaning temple.




]]> 2019-08-06 00:39:57 UTC https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373344422 The Angkor Wat is located in Cambodia that was built by 300.000 people and 6,000 elephants in the early 12 centuries under the Khmer King Suryavarman II. sammiehoang https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373345455


]]> 2019-08-06 00:48:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373345455 sammiehoang https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373347703 The temple is built on floating land surrounded by water with blocks of sandstone. It has a three level pyramid which composed of nine towers  each at 60 meters tall. The reason was to represent five central towers of the mythical holy mountain in Hindu mythology know as Mount Meru "home of the gods". 




]]> 2019-08-06 01:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373347703 One of the inscription on the wall of the temple were apsara dancers they were beautiful maidens that were born as an outcome of the Chuming of the ocean of milk. Back in the 12 century it was known that the dancers only performed at the Royal Court. They wore beautiful headpieces along with silk clothing and gold accessories. sammiehoang https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373352031 2019-08-06 01:38:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373352031 The temple is a powerful symbol of Cambodia which has the Angkor Wat symbol on the national flag which symbolize justice, heritage and integrity sammiehoang https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373354772 2019-08-06 01:54:23 UTC https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373354772 sammiehoang https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373355523 The Angkor Wat were feature in movies such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, Two Brothers and Transformer 3 


]]> 2019-08-06 02:00:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373355523 As of today the temple is 900 years old with over 1 million tourists. There is a code of conduct guideline if you were to visit you can't wear revealing clothing, you have to wear long pant covering the knees due to being in a religious site sammiehoang https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373356645 2019-08-06 02:08:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373356645 sammiehoang https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373363390 When the temple was built it was a Hindu temple coveying to  King Suryavarman II loyalty to the Hindu deity Vishnu. Suryavarman II was a religious reformer who merged the spiritual cults of Vishnu and Shiva extraordinary deities, and implement  Vaishnaivsm as the former religion. ]]> 2019-08-06 02:56:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373363390 It was believed that it wasn't an accident on the location of the temple Vishnu was not only placed at the latitude he is also set along the axis of the earth, that the Cambodians knew the earth was round. sammiehoang https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373369024 2019-08-06 03:42:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373369024 The western world did not become aware of Angkor wat until the late 16 century. The sites unique architecture and it's appeal as a mythical "lost city" have helped to popularize it in the Western imagination. Angkor wat was established as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992. sammiehoang https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373370415 While this distinction  allowed  the Cambodian government to begin receiving some United Nations funding funding for the purpose of the temple's upkeep and protection, it also increased it's popularity as a tourist destination. ]]> 2019-08-06 03:54:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373370415 sammiehoang https://padlet.com/sammiehoang/ygquumsls6bt/wish/373372067 Work Citation 

 Pritchard, Josh. “Angkor Wat.” SJDelta College Library Salem Press Encyclopedia, 2018, https://eds-a-ebscohostcom.ezproxy.deltacollege.edu/eds/detail/detail?vid=11&sid=066d5cab-02be-4e3d-b522- 19966ef17a51%40sdc-vsessmgr02&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWRzLWxpdmUmc2NvcGU9c2l0ZQ%3d%3d#AN=9055 8247&db=ers. (Deltas library) 



History.com Editors. “Angkor Wat.” History, A&E Television Network, 28 February 2018, https://www.history.com/topics/landmarks/angkor-wat. (website cite) 



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