{"id":107701,"date":"2026-06-11T12:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T07:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=107701"},"modified":"2026-06-11T12:49:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T07:19:51","slug":"angkor-thom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/angkor-thom\/","title":{"rendered":"Angkor Thom"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Angkor Thom Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Archaeologists recently uncovered significant remains of a 12th-century hydraulic system and architectural features within the ancient royal palace complex of Angkor Thom.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Angkor Thom<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angkor Thom, located in present-day <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cambodia\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Cambodia<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, was the <\/span><b>last and longest-lasting capital of the ancient Khmer Empire.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angkor Thom translates into English as the \u201c<\/span><b>Great City\u201d.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The complex is located in the <\/span><b>north of Angkor Wat, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">between West Baray and East Baray.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Angkor Thom <\/b><b>History<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>established after Jayavarman VII reclaimed the Khmer capital from the Cham invaders in 1181.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unlike earlier Hindu temples, Angkor Thom was<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">designed as a<\/span><b> Buddhist city, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">reflecting the <\/span><b>king\u2019s devotion to Mahayana Buddhism.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it also incorporated <\/span><b>elements of Hinduism and ancestral worship, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">showcasing the empire\u2019s religious syncretism.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angkor Thom <\/span><b>witnessed the reign of the greatest Angkor king until 1219<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>remained the capital<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of the Khmer Empire<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">throughout its decline, which probably led to the <\/span><b>complete abandonment in the 16th century.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Angkor Thom <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers an area of 9 km, within which are located <\/span><b>several monuments<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> from earlier eras as well as those established by Jayavarman and his successors.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>square-shaped city <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with walls approximately 8 metres high and about 3 kilometres long on each side.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A <\/span><b>moat surrounds the outside <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the city.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Bayon Temple:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> At its centre stands the famous Bayon, renowned for its numerous <\/span><b>giant stone faces.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Other Important Structures:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Terrace of the Elephants<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terrace of the Leper King<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Baphuon<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Phimeanakas<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Angkor Thom is <\/span><b>part of the Angkor Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">inscribed in 1992. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heritagedaily.com\/2026\/06\/ancient-royal-water-system-discovered-beneath-angkor-thom\/158317\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">HD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Angkor Thom, located in present-day Cambodia, was the last and longest-lasting capital of the ancient Khmer Empire. 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