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Tomb of Ramesses II

Tomb of Ramesses II Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great, was buried in Tomb KV7, located in the Valley of the Kings, Egypt. He was the son of Seti I and Tuya and reigned from 1279 to 1213 BCE. He constructed monuments at Abu Simbel, Abydos, Rame sseum, L uxor, a nd Karnak. Coordinates 25.740776,32.601625 Description Current measurements divide the tomb into three levels: level 1, the entrance corridor; level 2, the pillared chamber; and level 3, the burial chamber and rooms. 3D mapping of the tomb enables measurements to be taken. Measurements Entrance corridor; 22.90m by 2.61m /44 by 5 cubits Floor area: 220 sq cubits Opening in corridor 8.35m by 8.35m by 3.7m Floor area: 70 sq m² Volume: 259m³/1795 cubit³ Room off corridor 7.85×8.48×3.10 m Floor area: 66.50 sq m Volume: 206.4 m³/1442.5 cubit³ Room off corridor (2) 5.38×3.30×2.63 m Floor area: 46.7 sq m Volume 46.7 m³/326.4 cubit³ End of corridor 6.3×5.72×2.82 Floor area: 36 sq m Volume: 101.6 m³/7...

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat អង្គរវត្ត
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Angkor Wat in present day Angkor is a Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world.
Originally, a Hindu temple but by completion was converted for Buddhist.

Coordinates
Left
13.406791,103.859743
Right
13.406729,103.873419
Top left
13.418348,103.859873

The outer moat is 1480m long, 1249m wide, and is off by 6.7m east/west, at an angle of 0.26°. The temple itself is 200m by 175m, and a ratio here gives 0.875 +-0.03.
The temple is aligned east/west, and a 40° angle best describes the angle north with 41° towards the south.
Assuming the ratio length/width is the same, then it is about 0.875 +-0.03.


Suryavarman II and Jayavarman VII were both kings of the Khmer Empire during the building of Angkor Wat.
Suryavarman II was a Khmer king from 1113 ad to 1145-1150 ad, and Jayavarman VII was the king from 1181-1218.


Latitude
When using the equatorial circumference for the location, the following measurements are produced from the above coordinates. This shows that it is slightly rectangular and has an offset horizon from maximum tilt.
40075 × cos(13.406791)=38982.89
6.7m
1249m
1480m

The cubed root of length times width times by offset produces 822. This then from maximum tilt is the year 1163.
The second part shows that through their 'ratios of rule' ÷ by years from 1163 puts it about 1½ years off the midpoint between the two.
³√(1249×1480)×6.7=822.273
1985-822=1163 ad

1113-1150 ad
1181-1218 ad

'32'
13
1163
18
'37'

Conclusion
This suggests by it's size that completion was at some time between the two kings and as the site was so large that they used it to interpret a completion date. They used a date on either side of the maximum tilt offset, which produces a date and indicates either side of construction.

The area used for construction was probably chosen so as to be near a water source, in this case Siem Reap River. It is one of many constructions in the area, and although large in size is dwarfed by the nearby Angkor Thom and West Mebon (Baray).

Although the year 822 earlier from 1985 (1163 ad) is in the ratio of √φ° the site or temple isn't in the same ratio.
Overall, this suggests that although some alignment and ratios were included along with sunrise and sunset, the purpose of the temple was more spiritual and ritual than astrological.


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