PREAH VIHEAR TEMPLE ( THE SACRED SITE OF PREAH
VIHEAR TEMPLE; A WORLD HERITAGE)
The Preah Vihear
Temple is a Khmer temple situated spectacularly atop Pey Tadi, a 525 metre (
1720ft ) cliff in the Dangrek Mountains located in the Preah Vihear Province of
northern Cambodia. The temple gives its name to Cambodia‘s Preah Vihear
province and is 140 km from Angkor Wat , approximately 320 km from Phnom Penh.
Preah Vihear Temple
has the most spectacular setting of all the temples built during the 6
century’s long Khmer Empire. The temple is composed of a series of sanctuaries
linked by a system of pavements and staircases over an 800 metre long axis and
is built with a clear view of the plains from where it stands. Dedicated to
Shiva, this temple 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. However, although the structure of this temple is
very different from the temple “mountains” found at Angkor,it is believed to
have been built to serve the same purpose as a stylized representation of Mount
Meru , the home of the gods.
Through the energetic
efforts of the Royal Government of Cambodia under the wise, brilliant
leadership of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo HUN SEN . Prime Minister of
the Kingdom of Cambodia, Preah Vihear Temple has been listed and declared as
World Heritage site by UNESCO on 8 July , 2008.
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