Cambodia: Sinners are taken to hell by devils, Heaven and Hell bas-relief sculpture gallery, Angkor Wat
Angkor Wat was built for King Suryavarman II (ruled 1113-50) in the early 12th century as his state temple and capital city. As the best-preserved temple at the Angkor site, it is the only one to have remained a significant religious center since its foundation - first Hindu, dedicated to the god The temple is at the top of the high classical style of Khmer architecture. Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Angkor Wat combines two basic plans of Khmer temple architecture: the temple mountain and the later galleried temple, based on early South Indian Hindu architecture. It is designed to represent Mount Meru, home of the devas in Hindu mythology: within a moat and an outer wall 3.6 kilometres (2.2 mi) long are three rectangular galleries, each raised above the next. At the center of the temple stands a quincunx of towers.