Preah Vihear Temple

E873563

Preah Vihear Temple is an ancient Khmer Hindu temple complex dramatically situated atop a cliff in the Dângrêk Mountains on the Cambodia–Thailand border, renowned for its exquisite architecture and religious significance.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu temple
Khmer temple
World Heritage Site
architecturalStyle Angkor Wat style NERFINISHED
Baphuon style NERFINISHED
Khleang style NERFINISHED
Khmer architecture NERFINISHED
builtBy Khmer Empire NERFINISHED
category Hindu temples in Cambodia
World Heritage Sites in Cambodia
constructionBegan late 9th century
country Cambodia
dedicatedTo Shiva NERFINISHED
disputedBy Cambodia NERFINISHED
Thailand NERFINISHED
elevation about 525 metres above sea level
hasFeature causeways
processional stairways
sacred sanctuary at the summit
series of gopuras
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
ICJDecision sovereignty awarded to Cambodia
ICJJudgmentYear 1962
inscriptionYear 2008
knownFor dramatic cliff-top setting
religious significance in Khmer history
well-preserved carved lintels and pediments
legalStatusDeterminedBy International Court of Justice NERFINISHED
locatedIn Preah Vihear Province NERFINISHED
locatedNear Cambodia–Thailand border NERFINISHED
locatedOn Dângrêk Mountains NERFINISHED
mainConstructionPeriod 11th century
12th century
materialUsed laterite
sandstone
nearbySettlement Khao Phra Viharn (Thailand) NERFINISHED
Sra Em (Cambodia) NERFINISHED
orientation north–south axis
partOf Khmer Empire temple network NERFINISHED
planType linear plan
reaffirmedBy ICJ 2013 interpretation judgment NERFINISHED
religion Hinduism
subjectOf Cambodia–Thailand border dispute NERFINISHED
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Asia and the Pacific NERFINISHED
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 1224

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khmer architecture notableExample Preah Vihear Temple