SVAY RIENG UNIVERSITY

Prepared by SO SOKUNTHEA

ANGKOR WAT TEMPLE

INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY TOUR

It is the first time that our school create an opportunity for FAHFL, English class year III and year IV to have a study tour to Angkor region. Our study tour was started from 1st to 3th of March 2013. We started our journey to Siem Reap on the early morning of the 1st March, and along way to Siem Reap we are all happy together, singing, clapping, telling joke,… are the way we’re all make fun, and everybody in the bus cannot hide their laughing and smiling. In order to go to Siem Reap we have to across 3 provinces: Prey Veng, Kam Pongcham, and Kam Pongthom. At last with joy and smiling face we’re arrived in Siem Reap province. For our study tour in Siem Reap province, the first day we had visited Bayon temple, second day visited Banteaysrei temple, Banteaysamre, and Angkor Wat temple, and the third day we returned from Siem Reap toward Svay Rieng province.

INTRODUCTION TO ANGKOR WAT TEMPLEAngkor Wat is a temple which is located in Siem Reap province. The Angkor Wat temple was constructed by king Suryavarman II, in the beginning of 12th century in the year of 1113 AD. Suryavarman II was one of the most conquering kings of the Khmer empire (1112-1152). The Angkor Wat is also considering as one of the largest religious Hindu temples in the world, and considering as the most using stone temple in the world as well. Angkor Wat estimated to use the sandstone and laterite approximately 300,000 millions tones and took to build about 35years.  Angkor Wat was originally served as a Hindu temple, which dedicated to honor of Vishnu. It is only temple in the Angkor area, which built facing to the west.The reason that Angkor Wat facing west, because due to this monument constructed to honor of God Vishnu. This reason, because Vishnu associated to the west side of the universe, Suryavarman II took Lord Vishnu as his God.