Anglor Wat is located about 7 kilometers north of Siem Reap Provincial town along Komai or charles D Gaul Road. The temple was built in the early 12th century during the reign of King Suryavarman II2 (AD 1113-1150) is unrivaled in its beauty and state of preservation.
It is an expression of khmer art at its highest point of development. some believed Ankor Wat was disigned by Divakaraandita, the chief adviser and minister of the king, dedicating to Vishnu Brahmanism. The khmer attribute the building of Ankor Wat to the divine architect Visvakarman. There has been considerable debate amongst scholars as to whether Ankor Wat was built as a temple or a tomb. Ankor Wat is a represents an earthly model of the monument symbolizing the mythical Mount Meru , the outer wall to the mountains at the edge of the world, and the surrounding moat in the oceans beyond. originally , the temple was called Prasat Paramavishnuloka.
However, the evolution of the name Ankor Wat can be drawn by sistory. The first proof existed in the16th century, when the tomple become a well-known Buddhist place. According to a 16th century incription, it name was Preah Mohanokor Indrabrat Preah Visnuloka. In a 17th inscription ,it was called Indrabratnokor Sreisodhara Vishnuloka3. Ankor Wat was a simple name to refer to this holy place. khmer people, especially those living in and around Siem Reap, often refer to Ankor toch. However , European authors decided on a common name , Ankor Wat . Nevertheless , its original name has not been forgotten and is know by many people.
Ankor Wat covers a rectangular area of about 200 hectares defined by a laterite rammpart which is surrounded by a moat that is 200 meters wide. The perimeter of the rampart measures 5,5 kilometers. The moat is crossed by a huge causseway built of sandstone blocks 250 meters high. With its massive built by the gode rather than by man. The temple begins with a sandstone terace in the shape of a across. Giant stone lions on each side of the terrace guard the gopura4 with trees towers of varying heights, of which much of the upper section have collapsed. A long, covered gallery with square columns and a vaulted roof extends along the moat to the left and right of the gopura. The causeway leads to the cruciform gopura or entry towers.
The gateways at ground level in each end of the gallery probably served as passages for elephants, horses , and certs , whereas the other entrances are accessed by step and lead onto the central promenade. From the entrance turn right and walk along the columned gallery to the end, where the quality of the carving and intricacy of decoration on the false door is of exceptional beauty.
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