Angkor Wat Temples
By Cam'ron Cyr
Where is it located?
Religion
Description
The Ground Plan... Why is it sacred?
Seventy-two is a primary number in the Earth's axial precession. This causes the apparent alteration of where the constellations are to change one degree every seventy-two years. Also, a really cool and mysterious fact is that the Pyramids of Giza are just seventy-two degrees of longitude west of the Angkor Wat.
Angkor Wat
The moat around the temples helped preserve the temples by creating a barrier from the jungle
Draco
This is the star constellation Draco, the "box" is the Angkor Wat temples, and the "tail" is the gate and the other bends that meet up with Phnom Bakheng
Entrance
This is the long and beautiful entrance to the Angkor Wat Temples
History of Angkor Wat
In the 16th century A.D., the temples were completely neglected, but yet, they were never fully abandoned. Monks like Antonio da Madalena visited the temples in 1586 A.D.. The moat around these temples provided a barrier from the jungle, it is the reason that the temples have not deteriorated. Thailand and France fought over the temples throughout long periods of time until Cambodia gained independence. Today, Cambodia has full control of the Angkor Wat Temples