Angkor Wat

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Ang′kor Wat′

(wɑt, vɑt)

also Ang′kor Vat′

(vɑt)
n.

the largest and best preserved Khmer temple in the Angkor complex of ruins.

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Central sanctuary at the eleventh-century Khmer temple complex of Phimai, marking the first appearance of the distinctive pineapple-shaped tower employed so memorably at Angkor Wat.

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