love me some obscure factoids...
On This Day: Tuesday October 18, 2005
This is the 291st day of the year, with 74 days remaining in 2005.
Fact of the Day: Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat is a huge stone temple complex, the best-known ancient monument of Cambodia and the largest religious structure in the world.
The three-storied Asian construction is surrounded by a moat and surmounted by five vast towers which symbolize the five peaks of Mount Mere. It was built in the 12th century AD over a 25-year period as a mausoleum (temple-mountain) by king Suryavarman II.
Angkor Wat is considered to be the highest expression of Khmer classic architecture and sculpture-relief. Angkor was sacked in 1177 and Angkor Wat fell into ruins. The ruins, which were overgrown by jungle, were rediscovered by the French in 1861
This is the 291st day of the year, with 74 days remaining in 2005.
Fact of the Day: Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat is a huge stone temple complex, the best-known ancient monument of Cambodia and the largest religious structure in the world.
The three-storied Asian construction is surrounded by a moat and surmounted by five vast towers which symbolize the five peaks of Mount Mere. It was built in the 12th century AD over a 25-year period as a mausoleum (temple-mountain) by king Suryavarman II.
Angkor Wat is considered to be the highest expression of Khmer classic architecture and sculpture-relief. Angkor was sacked in 1177 and Angkor Wat fell into ruins. The ruins, which were overgrown by jungle, were rediscovered by the French in 1861