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DAY 12 SIEM REAP Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch This morning cycle from the Park Hyatt Siem Reap 12th centuries. Central to the civilization of Angkor along the east side of the river to the spectacular was belief in the God-King, an originally Indian Angkor Wat Temple Complex. concept, which was adopted by Jayavarman II when he became Angkor's first king in 802. Angkor Wat is one of the largest temple complexes in the world. The Temple is dedicated to the god Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant. Vishnu, from whom the Emperor was considered a reincarnation. Essentially a three-layered pyramid, This afternoon visit Banteay Srei, the birthplace of Angkor Wat has 64 meter high towers at the corners Khmer classical style architecture. This is a small of each storey. The marvelous bas-relief of Angkor temple complex with impressive carvings. Wat's outer wall of the lower picture gallery depicts scenes of the Ramayana. Angkor Wat represents the high-point in the evolution of Khmer architecture. The ruins seen today represent successive capitals constructed by a dozen kings between the 9th and