Before sunrise, Angkor Wat waits beside its glassy moat as birds wake in the Cambodian forest. Follow its sandstone from distant quarries and quiet canals to towers aligned with the equinox sun, built under Suryavarman II for Vishnu. Beyond the western gate, lotus pools, stone lions and cosmic galleries lead towards Mount Meru at the temple’s heart.

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