Angkor Wat (English spelling)

Japanese: アンコール・ワット(英語表記)Angkor Vat
Angkor Wat (English spelling)
A representative Khmer structure (illustration) built in the capital of the Angkor dynasty (9th to 15th centuries) that flourished in Cambodia. It is located about 5 km north of Siem Reap city. It is a huge temple built by piling up sandstone blocks, and its beautiful silhouette is praised as a masterpiece of Khmer architecture. It is a Hindu (Vaishnavite) mausoleum temple built by Suryavarman II in the first half of the 12th century. In other words, this temple was built as a place to hold the funeral of Suryavarman II after his death, and the king devoted himself to the god Vishnu in the hope of happiness in the afterlife.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
カンボジアに栄えたアンコール朝(9~15世紀)の首都に建てられた,クメール族による代表的な建造物(イラスト)。シエムリアップ市の北約5kmにある。砂岩のブロックを積み上げて建てられた巨大な聖殿で,その全景のシルエットが美しいため,クメール建築の最高傑作としてたたえられている。12世紀前半にスールヤバルマン2世によって造営されたヒンドゥー教(ビシュヌ派)の霊廟寺院である。すなわちこの寺院はスールヤバルマン2世の死後,葬儀を行う所として建設され,王は死後の幸福を願って,ビシュヌ神に帰依している。

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