Intricately carved bas-relief panels in the outer gallery of Angkor Wat depicting scenes from the Churning of the Ocean of Milk. The 800-meter gallery of c
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Intricately carved bas-relief panels in the outer gallery of Angkor Wat depicting scenes from the Churning of the Ocean of Milk. The 800-meter gallery of continuous narrative carvings represents one of the longest bas-reliefs in the world, demonstrating extraordinary precision stone carving.
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