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Angkor is a complex of ancient temples, which was the capital of the Khmer empire for a long time from the 9th to the 15th century AD. The ruins of the temples of Angkor are located amid forests and farmland to the north of Tonle Sap Lake, near modern Siem Ripa. In the nineties of the 20th century the temples of Angkor monuments were listed in UNESCO World Heritage Site. Angkor temples are scattered over a very large area and are considered the largest religious monument in the world. Many of the temples of Angkor have been restored, and together they constitute as a collection of Khmer architecture and are a monument to one of the greatest civilizations

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For 300 years, between 900 and 1200 year of our era, on the northern shore of Lake Tonle Sap were created splendid masterpieces of architecture world-wide in the temples of Angkor. Most of the temples of Angkor are concentrated in the area, available to approximately 22 km from east to west and 8 km from north to south. The main and biggest temple of Angkor is Angkor Wat was built between 1113 and 1150 year Suryavarmanom II. Later the capital was Angkor Tom, was built after 1177. The construction of this temple has coincided with a change of religion of Hinduism to Buddhism Mahayana. The subsequent revival of Hinduism has passed the desecration of many Buddhist images in the temples of Angkor, while in the 14th century they did not take Theravada Buddhism.

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In the 15th century Angkor temples after Siamese attacks have been abandoned, except for Angkor Vata, which remained sacred Buddhist pilgrims. The great city and temples of Angkor remained at the mercy of the jungle until the end of the 19 th century, after which the French archaeologists began a long process of recovery. From 1907 to 1970 in the temples of Angkor were working on cutting down the jungle and the installation of drainage systems to protect them from flooding was going on. After the Civil War, the restoration of the temples of Angkor, and resumed in 1993, this working together to the French, Japanese and UNESCO through the International Programme for the conservation and development of the temples of Angkor. In the last decade the number of foreign tourists coming to see the Angkor temples has increased, but this creates additional problems for their conservation, but also gives financial assistance for their recovery.