The site

Preah Vihear is an ancient temple built by the Khmer Empire as a Hindu sanctuary atop a 525-metre cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains of Cambodia, later becoming a Buddhist temple. Unusually, it is laid out along a long north–south axis rather than the conventional east-facing plan, and successive kings modified it, leaving a blend of architectural styles. Long disputed between Cambodia and Thailand, its Cambodian ownership was affirmed by the International Court of Justice.

Field notes

civilizations

Khmer

types

Temple

built

893 CE

occupied

893 CE — 1,150 CE

country

Cambodia