Entering Angkor Wat
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A one-day pass costs $20, but a three-day pass is $40. I got a 3-day pass, so I could enjoy the temples at my leisure.
Angkor Wat is actually a funerary temple, facing the setting sun. The Angkor kingdom was ruled by "God-kings", so in that regard, very much like the States. The "Devarajas" were incarnations of a diety, and when they died, passed on to become the deities. Some say this megalomania contributed to the demise of the Angkor kingdom, as it could not support the wars fought and temples that were constantly being built.
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