Angkor Wat ranked No. 1 as the best place in the world to watch sunrise and sunset

[geovalin]

Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple has been ranked as the top place in the world to watch sunrise and sunsets in the world by a British website. According to a new study by the popular British website mornings.co.uk, ‘Angkor Wat leads spiritual list of Must-See Sunrises’

 

The site continues in its praise of the Cambodian icon, saying “The walk through the trees to the east gate, and on to the main complex, is magical – often no one around at an early hour, with the birds singing as it grows light,” writes one reviewer of Angkor Wat. The Cambodian temple complex has two and a half times more mentions for its sunrise than any other attraction in the world.’

 

There is expected to be an influx of tourists on the 21st of March to witness the bi-yearly solar equinox – where the sun perfectly aligns with Angkor Wat.

The full list of top sunrise and sunsets was as following: 1st place went to Angkor Wat of Cambodia, 2nd place went to Haleakala Crater of USA, 3rd place went to Taj Mahal of India, 4th place went to Borobudur Temple of Indonesia, 5th place went to Australia’s Uluru, 6th place’s Nepal’s Saragng Kot

 

 

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https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501044360/angkor-wat-ranked-no-1-as-the-best-place-in-the-world-to-watch-sunrise-and-sunset/

 

[phetphet]

Maybe now with Covid there are less people, but when I went there about ten years ago, tourists were like ants climbing all over it. Almost impossible to take a photos without them in it. And that was early in the morning.

It seems like everyone had the same idea.

[Sparktrader]

Uluru was good

[KhunLA]

Anywhere works for me, even from my backyard, looking off the 2nd story veranda.  Along with any silhouetted structure can look great.  Or a bit a nature.   Survey says ... who cares, except Cambo tourist authority.

 

As everything, all personal preference, and what's available locally works or while a simple out & about <1000 kms from home.  Even Krung Thep can look good, and not from a skyscraper.

 

These news-blips and travel surveys simply get sillier & sillier.  They really do target the most ignorant folks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 20, 2022 by KhunLA

[pomchop]

Hogwash, BS, Go Hoke.....I don't think so.  Not even close.

[Hummin]

So many beautiful places in the world, so naming one place is ridiculous. 
 

Be it weather effects, season, and also urban, mauntains, sea, jungle, a mix and who standing next to you, is where the magic is, a mix of fealings of time being, right here right now

[zzzzz]

maybe one of the the top ten ( i found that sunset from Phnom Bakheng better than the sunrise at Angkor wat)

ones i have seen
sunrise/ sunset at the Pyramids
sunset overlooking the Golden Gate bridge San Franciso from Marin highlands

sunrise at Nagarkot in Nepal

sunrise /sunset outside Moab in Utah

sunrise/ sunset Arizona’s Grand Canyon South Rim

Sunset at the Taj Mahal
Sunrise Bagan temples Bagan , Burma

Edited March 20, 2022 by zzzzz

[Denim]

You lose the magic if you have to share it too much

 

 

Whereas down at Laem Sadet you can watch this in peace every day.

 

 

[zzzzz]

8 hours ago, Denim said:

You lose the magic if you have to share it too much

 

 

Whereas down at Laem Sadet you can watch this in peace every day.

 

 

 

ur looking the wrong way