[M 006 / Angkor Wat] was the work of a whole reign - from 1113 to 1150. Even then it was not completely finished. Some of the carving was added after Suryavarman II's death.
Angkor was constructed out of sandstone that may have been quarried many miles away - possibly at Phnom Kulen - and transported to the construction site by the river. It is estimated that as much stone was used in building Angkor Wat as was used in the great pyramid of Khafre in Egypt (SEE PYRAMIDS).
A vast army of slaves, builders and craftsmen were used to quarry the stone, transport it, haul it into place and add the numerous statues and carvings which decorated every part of the complex. Angkor expressed the climax of a great empire and it was only able to be built because of the vast resources of money and manpower which were available to Suryavarman II as ruler of that empire.
