2020-03-03 Tue

Did you know that Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the world?

Angkor Wat, Cambodia's famous UNESCO World Heritage Site is breathtaking and thrilling to explore. The temple ruins have a way of igniting the inner archaeologist in all of us.

This Temple is dedicated to the Hindu God Vishnu, he is one of the three principal gods in the Hindu pantheon (Shiva and Brahma are the others). Among them, he is known as the “Protector”. The major patron of Angkor Wat was King Suryavarman II, whose name translates as the ‘protector of the Sun’. Many scholars believed that Angkor Wat was not only a temple but also intended to serve as the king’s mausoleum in death.

Today we are looking at a 500 Riel banknote issued in 2002. The note specifications are as follows: The obverse depicts the Angkor Wat Temple. The reverse features Kizuna Bridge over the Mekong.,br>
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