Temples
Angkor Wat is so important for the people of Cambodia, it is on the national flag. It is admired all over the world. There is only one rival to Angkor Wat in southeast Asia. It's called Bagan and it is in Myanmar.
Angkor today is a huge collection of temples made of stone. But it once sat at the heart of a city made of wood - the city is long gone.
The temples were built for the kings of the Khmer people. They once had an empire that stretched to Vietnam, Thailand and Yunnan in China.
More than a wat
Most people call the Angkor complex Angkor Wat. But Angkor Wat is just the biggest temple you see when you first arrive. Angkor means 'city' and wat means 'temple'. So the entire complex of more than 1,000 temples and ruins should be simply called Angkor.
