Art history Angkor Wat

ANGKOR WATT H E H I D D E N C I V I L I Z A T I O N

THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW

Khmer Empire

9-15 Century

About 500 Acres

Temple City

D I S C O V E R Y

H I S T O R Y

S I T E D E S C R I P T I O N

ITS DISCOVERY

H E N R I M O U H O TFrench

Published “Travels in Siam, Cambodia and Laos“

“DISCOVER”

“INTRODUCED”

What was

SO SPECIAL?

Angkor VS Pyramid

Mouhot’s Description

ITS HISTORY

1113 AD to 1145-1150 AD

Suryavarman II

Built to Commemorate

1113 AD to 1145-1150 AD

Ruled From 1113AD - 1145AD

Dedicated To VISHNUSupreme God of Hinduism

SITE DESCRIPTION

W H AT WA S I T B U I LT O F ?

S T Y L E S O G I VA L

D R AV I D I A N A R C H I T E C T U R EMade out of Stone

Pyramid Like

Style widely used for Temples

Inspired by Southern Part of India

S T Y L E S B A S - R E L I E F S

C H U R N I N G O F T H E O C E A N O F M I L K

C H U R N I N G O F T H E O C E A N O F M I L K

B AT T L E O F K U R U K S H E T R A

A N G K O R WAT