May 28, 2026 · 8:39 AM
Angkor Wat: How the Khmer Empire Carved 10 Million Blocks to Build the World's Largest Temple
In 1122 CE, King Suryavarman II mobilised a workforce across the Khmer Empire, quarried 10 million sandstone blocks from mountains 35 km away, floated them down a jungle canal spotted by NASA satellite in 2011, and erected a 65-metre five-tower complex aligned to the spring equinox — all without iron tools, wheels, or mortar.
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