This is the King Angkor City, commonly known as the Great Angkor (relative to the Little Angkor). The south gate is 23 meters high, and the huge Erawan Buddha statue above it, smiling peacefully, is one of the symbols of Angkor's monuments. Bayan Temple in the center of the city. The south gate is 23 meters high, and the huge Erawan Buddha statue above it, smiling peacefully, is one of the symbols of Angkor's monuments. The most famous here is the Erawan Buddha. In the Bayan Temple in Angkor City, there are 49 huge Erawan Buddha statues, which are known as the Khmer smiling Buddha statues.