Preah Vihear
in
Cambodia
near the Thailand border
at the end of the road in Thailand
thru the border fence our guide leads us
is the entrance to Preah Vihear in Cambodia
an area disputed between both Cambodia and Thailand
looking over Kymer Rouge country to the East in Cambodia
noting my wife, the tourist
built in 1037 AD in the reign of King Suriyavaraman
about 100 years before Ankor Wat
the Nagas
(many headed snake of Hindu mythology)
its reverse side
Nagas in the roof structure
another roof variation
window columns
detail over doorway
(Nandi of Hindu mythology - Shiva's sacred bull)
pile of tumbled building parts
possibly hacked off by the Kymer Rouge, but not yet sold in Bangkok
complex built on a cliff high above the tropical countryside
looking over Kymer Rouge country to the East in Cambodia
