Mystical Buddhist & Hindu Paintings Suddenly Appear at Angkor Wat

DISCOVERY NEWS
By Jennifer Viegas

Detail of one mural from Angkor Wat

CHINA---Over 200 paintings dating to the 16th century were recently discovered at Cambodia’s Temple of Angkor Wat, the world’s largest religious monument. Angkor Wat is already famous for its spectacular bas-relief friezes depicting ceremonial and religious scenes, so this newly uncovered series of images only adds to the temple’s importance. This map of the temple shows, in red, where the newly found paintings are located. [link]

The Locations of the Uncovered Paintings