archaeology
Preah Vihear entrance gopura
Carved porticos mark a long temple route along a high Cambodian plateau.
The story behind the place
Preah Vihear is dedicated to Shiva and was developed along an unusually long axis. Pavements and staircases link a succession of sanctuaries across its plateau setting. Much of the complex dates from the early eleventh century, with a longer history behind it. The surviving stone architecture combines substantial door frames with finely carved pediments.
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Read more from the sources
- Preah Vihear entrance gopura — official heritage or tourism accountUNESCO World Heritage Centre
- Preah Vihear entrance gopura — named subject and photographic referencesWikipedia / named Wikimedia photographers (secondary)
