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Phra Vihaan Khmer-temple

The Khmer used a smiliar construction technique without mortar as the Inca in America. Each stones is individually shaped to be combined in the wall.

 

Scanned slide, image taken in December 2000.

 

Also written as Preah Vihear Temple 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. Construction of the first temple on the site began in the early 9th century and is today a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preah_Vihear_Temple

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Uploaded on January 10, 2025