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Preah Vihear: The Cliffside Temple of the Khmer Empire
Perched on the edge of a 500-meter cliff in the Dangrek Mountains, Preah Vihear is one of the most dramatic and spiritually significant temples of the Khmer Empire. Built over centuries by two of Angkor's greatest builder-kings — Suryavarman I and Suryavarman II — the temple was dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and designed to represent Mount Kailash, the god's celestial abode. This episode explores the temple's unique architecture, its role as a boundary marker between kingdoms, and the political and religious ambitions it embodied. We also examine the inscriptions that reveal…
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