You mean if just Angkor Wat were destroyed or removed, or if all temples in the Angkor Archaeological Park (also called Angkor Wat) were destroyed? In the former case, I don't think much would happen. read more
In the former case, I don't think much would happen. Angkor Wat is the finest temple in Angkor Wat, but there are dozens of other fascinating and culturally significant sites so tourism, both domestic and foreign, should continue at much the same level as now. The government may consider redesigning the national flag, however. read more
Angkor Wat is dedicated to Vishnu, and is orientated to the west – leading many experts to believe that it is a funerary temple. It was abandoned some years after Suryavarman II’s death, when Jayavarman established a new state capital at Angkor Thom. read more
What happened at Angkor Wat The great Khmer capital of Angkor, in what is now Cambodia, was for a time the largest preindustrial city in the world. Modern-day visitors to the ruins at Angkor Wat can see, in addition to the ornately carved Buddhist temple, remnants of a massive and intricate system of waterways, dikes and holding ponds. read more