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| Which is the biggest Hindu temple in the world? Angkor Wat |
Name of the temple: Angkor Wat
Area (m²): 1,626,000
Place: Angkor · Cambodia ·
Country: Cambodia
About Angkor Wat:
- Angkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, Cambodia. It is the largest religious monument in the world.
- Srirangam temple in Tamilnadu India is often listed as the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world (the still larger Angkor Wat being the largest existing temple in the world).
- Angkor Wat was built for King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city.
- As the best-preserved temple
at the site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious center
since its foundation — first Hindu, dedicated to the god Vishnu, then Buddhist.