Minnesota Cambodian temple to celebrate $1M ‘Great Gate’ that was years in the making

The largest Cambodian temple in Minnesota is about to unveil what temple officials are billing as the largest entry gate at a Cambodian temple in the world.

Leaders of the Watt Munisotaram have spent six years raising money and more than $1 million to build a Great Gate at the entrance to the temple’s 40-acre property in Hampton, a half-hour south of the Twin Cities.

Construction of most of the watt — which includes an outdoor shrine, a meditation space and a sacred assembly area — wrapped up in 2007…

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