Angkor, Angkor Wat panorama

At the apex of Khmer political and military dominance in the region, Suryavarman II constructed Angkor Wat in the form of a massive temple-mountain dedicated to the Hindu god, Vishnu. It served as his state temple, through the temple's uncommon westward orientation has led some to suggest that it was constructed as Suryavarman II's funerary temple. Other temples of the same style and period include Thommanon, Banteay Samre, Wat Atwea and Beng Melea, which may have served as a prototype to Angkor Wat