Angkor Wat
art material performance
architecture
site
core
Lifetime Path
planned
Creators
- Khmer imperial architecture, builders and patronage context
Canon Rationale
A core Khmer architectural and sacred-site complex, included for temple mountain form, Vishnu/Hindu and later Buddhist use, bas-relief programs, empire, landscape, and conservation.
Path
Lifetime path, phase 1, rank 79.
Evidence
- institutional list: UNESCO World Heritage Centre, 'Angkor'.
- field survey: Smarthistory, 'Angkor Wat'.
Audit Flags
access preservation required, community context required
Sensitivity Flags
living tradition, display context distorting
Completion unit: study the site through plans, images, bas-relief/iconography context, and conservation-aware notes.