Angkor Wat

1. Who built the structure? The temple was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman II in the early 12th century in Yaśodharapura.
2. Where is the structure located? Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
4. The structure’s significance to the ancient culture:
Why did the people build it? What did they do with it? was first a Hindu, then subsequently a Buddhist, temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world.
5. The structure’s significance in astronomy:
What did the structure have to do with the stars, sun, calendar, etc.? sacred temple built to honor the alignment with the starry heavens, becomes a temple situated in a country where countless wars were waged by the Khmer Kings to stabilize their kingdom.