The angkor wat calls Wuge Temple, the position in the Cambodian Northwest. The primitive name is Vrah Vishnulok, the meaning is "adjoins the wet slave's temple". The Chinese ancient book is called "Sang Xiangfu the shed". It is in the Wu elder brother historical site preserves the completest temple, the building is grand and relief careful world famous, is also in the world the biggest temple.
The angkor wat modelling, already became the Cambodian country the symbol, unfolds on Cambodia's national flag.
in 1992, included according to the cultural heritage choosing standard United Nations the Wu elder brother historical site the world culture inheritance.
When the 12th century, Wu elder brother dynasty King Su Ye Ba Morocco two th (Suryavarman II) hoped that constructs a scale grand rock cave temple in the flat land, takes Wu the elder brother dynasty the national capital and the country temple. Strength of because of this act nation, and has spent an about 35 year construction.
The angkor wat is the Cambodian classical architecture art peak, it unified the Cambodian temple architecture two basic layouts: Sacrificial altar and winding corridor. The sacrificial altar has the winding corridor by three rectangles to surround the Xumi Taiwan to be composed, compared to high, symbolizes in the Indian myth located at world center Xumishan. Is standing erect in the sacrificial altar crown according to five plum blossom type arrangement five pagodas, symbolizes Xumishan's five mountain peaks. The temple peripheral encirclement moat, the symbol surrounds Xumishan's salty sea together. With the Chinese Great Wall, the Egyptian Pyramid and Indonesia's thousand Buddha world same place, was honored as ancient times East's four big miracles.