Preah Vihear Temple
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Preah Vihear Temple (Khmer: ប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ Prasat Preah Vihear) is an ancient Hindu temple built by the Khmer Empire, located on top of a 525-metre (1,722 ft) cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains, in the Preah Vihear province of Cambodia.
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Preah Vihear Temple | |
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Prasat Preah Vihear | |
Religion | |
Affiliation | Hinduism |
Deity | Shiva |
Festivals | Shrine |
Location | |
Location | On top of Preah Vihear mountain, Dangrek mountain range |
Country | Choam Khsant, Preah Vihear, Cambodia |
Geographic coordinates | 14°23′26″N 104°40′49″E |
Architecture | |
Creator | Suryavarman I and Suryavarman II |
Completed | 11th–12th centuries AD |
Inscriptions | K.383 K.380 K.381 K.382 |
Elevation | 525 m (1,722 ft) |
Website | |
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Official name | Temple of Preah Vihear |
Criteria | Cultural: (i) |
Reference | 1224rev |
Inscription | 2008 (32nd Session) |
Area | 154.7 ha (382 acres) |
Buffer zone | 2,642.5 ha (6,530 acres) |
As a key edifice of the empire's spiritual life, Preah Vihear Temple was supported and modified by successive kings and thus bears elements of several architectural styles. It is unusual among Khmer temples in being constructed along a long north–south axis, rather than having the conventional rectangular plan with orientation toward the east. The temple gives its name to Cambodia's Preah Vihear province in which it is now located, as well as the Khao Phra Wihan National Park, which borders it in Thailand's Sisaket Province, though it is no longer accessible from Thailand. In 1962, after a lengthy dispute between Cambodia and Thailand over ownership, the International Court of Justice in the Hague ruled that the temple is in Cambodia.[1] On 7 July, 2008, Preah Vihear was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.[2][3]