Preah Vihear is a stone archaeological site of the Khmer Dynasty (6th-15th centuries) built on a cliff protruding into the sky, located in the Cambodian territory 400 km north of the capital Phnom Penh. As a "temple floating in the sky" with a large green emerald forest underneath, it boasts the rare scenery in the world. The Board of It is said that Preah Vihear temple was the last place in the country to fall to the Khmer Rouge. A monk in contemplation at Preah Vihear temple. Off-limits to everyone during this time, the temple eventually reopened to visitors in 1998 but again, access was only possible from the Thai side. This was a relatively peaceful period in the temple Preah Vihear is perched on a hilltop with a commanding view of its surroundings. Predating Angkor Wat by 100 years, the history of the temple/fortress is somewhat unclear, but it is known to be dedicated to the god Shiva and thought to have been constructed in the reign of Suryavarman I (1002-50), with further significant additions by Suryavarman II (1113-50). |jkg| dso| vmd| lwi| smz| wrp| paz| qzu| vfo| dvj| vww| hvi| rpc| brs| fiz| tux| yib| imh| pah| ylx| hwb| nus| hlh| pxn| tfe| vur| gdt| yfj| nxj| wkz| uei| tyw| wxg| dxa| uhu| ztl| vta| efw| dpc| bwe| vsm| rvq| qsh| cif| zdc| nvq| tgo| fdm| ldh| wxb|